Three High-ranking officers of the 7.Panzer Division
XXXIX Corp
3.Panzergruppe (Hoth)
Army Group Center
Operation Barbarossa
June 1941
Here are three of the officers, which are part of a large project I have been working on which will be a series of dios of members of the Division as of late June of 1941, just after going into action in the Eastern Front.
Generalmajor Hans Freiherr von Funck
Commanding Officer of the 7.Panzer Division
Here some photos of the general. Very few of him around, the bald headed man to his right is Schulz:
Tiny image of him:
Some information on General von Funck:
Born: 12/23/1891
Died: 2/14/1979
RK 7/15/1941
Oakleaves 8/22/1943
DK 3/14/1943
1914 EKI 2/12/1917
1914 EK II 6/12/1915
Spagne zum EKI 5/29/1940
Spagne zum EKII 5/15/1940
Wound Badge in Silver 1918
Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
At the end of June he still had NOT earned his KC!
Oberst Karl Rothenburg
Commander of the 25 Panzer Regiment
7. Panzer Division
Here some photos of Rothenburg. Most of the time when out on the field, he is shown with goggles. After his death in July of 1941, the 25th Pz Rgt was also known as the panzer Regt Rothenburg in his honor:
Some information on Col. Rothenburg, a hero of two wars:
Born: 8.6.1894 at Furstenwalde
Died: Killed 28.6.1941 at Grodeck-Ostrochichy
First Joined 1.4.1914
Became Lt d.Res 8.11.15
Prewar Service AUSGESCHIEDEN 20.12.18
II/Pan.Regt.6 1.8.36
Pan.Regt.6 1.3.39
Promotions Obstlt 1.4.38
Oberst 1.8.40
Gen.Maj. (nachtr) 1.6.41
Command Pan.Regt.6 1.9.39
Pan.Regt.25 1.3.40.-28.6.41(KIA)
Awards:
Pour le Merite in WWI
EK II(Sp.) - 15.09.39, 9/15/1939
EK I(Sp) - 9.10.39. 10/9/1939
RK Ritterkreuz 6/3/1940
Major Adalbert Schulz
Commander of the I Batallion /25. Panzer Regiment
7. Panzer Division
Here is a photo of Schulz, after taking command of the Division and receiving the diamonds to his KC. Less than a month later he would be killed in action.
Some information on Major Adalbert Schulz.
This is my 7th bash of Schulz but the first time using the Ramcke HS. With a cap on this HS looks more like him than the one I used for the other bashes.
Born 12/20/1903
Leutenant of Police, Berlin 1934
Hauptman(Captain) 1938
Company Commander 25.Pz Rgt of the 7.Pz Div
Major 1940
Battalion Commander I 25.PzRgt; 7.Pz.Div.
Leutenant Colonel(Oberstleutenant) 4/1/1943
Regimental Commander 25PzRgt 7.PzDiv.
Oberst(Colonel) 11/1/1943
Regimental Commander 25PzRgt 7.PzDiv.
Generalmajor 1/1/1944
Commanding Officer 7.Pz Division
IC 1st Class 1940
IC 2nd Class 1940
Knights Cross 9/29/1940
Oakleaves(47) 12/31/1941
Swords(33) 8/6/1943
Diamonds(9) 12/14/1943
