Years of service 1914–18
1935–41 Died 1941, Minsk, Belarus Name Karl Rothenburg | Other work Police officer Commands held Panzer-Regiment 25 Service/branch German Army | |
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Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Nazi Germany Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Bialystok–Minsk, World War II | ||
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.
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