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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〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 297.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karl Rothenburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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