Karl Rothenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Rothenburg

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1894

Place of Birth: Fürstenwalde/Spree, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1941

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.