Carl Rodenburg

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Years of service 1912–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Carl Rodenburg Rank Generalleutnant

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Stalingrad Died November 5, 1992, Lubeck, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Stalingrad, World War II
Commands held 76th Infantry Division

Carl Rodenburg (17 May 1894 – 5 November 1992) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 76th Infantry Division during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Rodenburg surrendered to the Soviet forces on 31 January 1943, during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (25 April 1915) & 1st Class (15 May 1917)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) & 1st Class (25 May 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 203

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 8 October 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 76. Infantry-Division

189th Oak Leaves on 31 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 76. Infantry-Division

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