Carl Rodenburg Explained

Carl Rodenburg
Birth Date:17 May 1894
Birth Place:Geestemünde
Death Place:Greven
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Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1912–45
Rank:Generalleutnant
Commands:76th Infantry Division
Battles:World War I---- World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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.

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Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas 1998, p. 215.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 381.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.