Karl Rothenburg

Karl Rothenburg
Karl Rothenburg (2nd from left), June 1940
Born	8 June 1894
Died	28 June 1941(1941-06-28) (aged 47) Near Minsk, Belarus
Allegiance	German Empire Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1935–41
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

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]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.

Recipients of the Pour le Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fedor von Bock Kuno-Hans von Both Ernst Busch Hermann Göring Robert Ritter von Greim Siegfried Haenicke Alfred Keller Heinrich Kirchheim Otto Lancelle Bruno Loerzer Theo Osterkamp Johann von Ravenstein Erwin Rommel Karl Rothenburg Ferdinand Schörner Wolff von Stutterheim Ernst Udet

Names are in alphabetical order

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 7th Panzer Division

Staff	Hans Freiherr von Funck (Oak Leaves) Hasso von Manteuffel¹ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Karl Mauss² (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Erwin Rommel³ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds)

Units	Walter Brandes Eduard Hauser⁴ (Oak Leaves) Horst Ohrloff Karl Rothenburg Adelbert Schulz (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Johann Condné Fritz Bachmann Georg von Bismarck Joachim Dünkler Richard Grünert⁵ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Carl von Steinkeller Richard Grünert(Oak Leaves)

¹Diamonds with the 5th Panzer Army. ²Knight's Cross with the 10th Panzer Division, Oak Leaves with the 4th Panzer Division. ³Swords and Diamonds with the Panzer Army Africa. ⁴Oak Leaves with the 13th Panzer Division.

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