Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch and Panthen

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Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch and Panthen (born February 16, 1884 , † December 24, 1953 ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II . He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on August 15, 1940 as major general and commander of the 13th Infantry Division .

Individual evidence

  1. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 297 .