Rodenburg, Carl

Date of birth:: May 17th, 1894 (Geestemünde/Bremen, Germany)
Date of death:: November 5th, 1992 (Lübeck/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 17th, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on April 25th 1915.

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 25th, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on May 15th 1917.

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst
Unit:: Infanterie-Regiment 203
Awarded on:: March 7th, 1942

Award 86/6

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor
Unit:: Kommandeur 76.Infanterie-Division / VIII.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe B
Awarded on:: October 8th, 1942

Awarded for his leadership of the 76. Infanterie-Division during its battles between the Don and the Volga starting on the 24.08.1942. Here they held critical positions on the high ground south of Kotluban and were able to repel all the attacks of the Soviets, performing particularly well during the defensive actions on the 18. and 23.09.1942. In total the Division and its subordinated units succeeded in destroying 227 enemy tanks during these battles.

1247th Award

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor
Unit:: Kommandeur 76.Infanterie-Division / VIII.Armee-Korps / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Don
Awarded on:: January 31st, 1943

Awarded for the brave conduct of his Division around Stalingrad in the time period 22-28.11.1942. during its battles northeast of Wertjatschij. It resulted in the prevention of a Soviet breakout towards the Don bridges at the SW bend of the river, which in turn enabled the XI. Armee- and XIV. Panzer-Korps to cross to the southern bank and continue the fight around Stalingrad.

Later on his troops further distinguished themselves on 18.01.1943, when the men of the Artillerie-Regiment 176 (by now serving in the infantry role) succeeded in storming the Soviet positions by the collective farm at Bol Rossoschka.

189th Award

Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1918)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ritter II. Klasse zu dem Orden der Löwen von Zähringen

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Sources

Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001