Early Life and Career
Roschmann was born on November 25, 1908, in Graz-Eggenberg, in Austria.
Roschmann was once a lawyer in Graz, Austria. He was the son of a brewery manager. He was reputed to have come from the Styria region of Austria, from a good family. From 1927 to 1934 Roschmann was a member of the Fatherland's Front, which in turn was part of the Austrian home guard ("Heimatschutz"). From 1927 to 1934 Roschmann was associated with an organization called the "Steyr Homeland Protection Force." Roschmann spent six semesters at a university. By 1931 he was a brewery employee, joining the civil service in 1935. In 1938 he joined the Nazi party, and the SS the following year. In January 1941 he was assigned to the Security Police.
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