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Carl Rodenburg

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Years of service
  
1912–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Carl Rodenburg

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle 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.

Carl Rodenburg World War II Pictures In Details Generalleutnant Carl Rodenburg

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

    • References

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