Karl Rothenburg
Karl Rothenburg | |
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 Karl Rothenburg (2nd from left), June 1940 | |
| Born | 8 June 1894 |
| Died | 28 June 1941 (aged 47) Near Minsk, Belarus |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Rothenburg (8 June 1894 – 28 June 1941) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite (of World War I) and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Between wars he served as a commander in the police force, before returning to the Wehrmacht in 1934. During World War II he was the commander of a Panzer Regiment of the 7th Panzer Division. Rothenburg was killed six days into the invasion of the Soviet Union on 28 June 1941 near Minsk, Belarus and was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
Awards[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 25[1]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.
Sources[]
- (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1941 deaths
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- German military personnel of World War I
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- People from Fürstenwalde
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)