▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁naval ▁officer ▁who , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁commanded ▁a ▁merchant ▁ra ider . ▁Later , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Kon ter ad mir al ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ' s ▁n avy . ▁ ▁Rog ge ▁became ▁a ▁V ize ad mir al ▁( vice - ad mir al ) ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and , ▁when ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁n avy ▁was ▁established ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁returned ▁to ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁Kon ter ad mir al ▁( re ar - ad mir al ). ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁German ▁officers ▁of ▁flag ▁rank ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁had ▁exerc ised ▁his ▁command ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Rog ge ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Schles wig , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Luther an ▁minister , ▁and ▁was ▁himself ▁dev out ly ▁religious . ▁ ▁Ass ess ment ▁ ▁J . ▁Arm strong ▁White , ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁, ▁which ▁Atl ant is ▁s ank ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁stated , ▁" H is ▁treatment ▁of ▁prisoners ▁left ▁respect , ▁instead ▁of ▁hat red ". ▁ ▁White ▁later ▁wrote ▁the ▁for ew ord ▁to ▁Atl ant is , ▁the ▁Story ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁Sur face ▁Ra ider , ▁written ▁by ▁U . ▁Mo hr ▁& ▁A . ▁V . ▁S ell wood .