Karl Rothenburg
Karl Rothenburg | |
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Born | 8 June 1894 Fürstenwalde (Spree), Province of Brandenburg, German Empire |
Died | 28 June 1941 near Ostroszycki Gorodok near Minsk, Belarus | (aged 47)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1914–18 1935–41 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands | Panzer-Regiment 25 |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Other work | Police officer |
Karl Rothenburg (8 June 1894 – 28 June 1941) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for actions in the March 1918 offensive during the Great War. The Pour le Mérite was the highest military order of the German Empire. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Between wars he served as a commander in the police force, before returning to the Wehrmacht in 1934. During the Second World War he was the commander of the 25th Panzer Regiment of the 7th Panzer Division. Rothenburg was killed six days into the invasion of Russia on 28 June 1941 near Minsk, Belarus and was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (23 May 1918)
- Pour le Mérite (30 June 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Panzer Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 25[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- Mitcham Jr, Samuel W. (2009). Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940. Mechanicsburg PA, USA. ISBN 978-0-8117-3557-5
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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External links
- 1894 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Fürstenwalde
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class