Gen. Johann Friedrich Theodor Heinrich Adolf von Ravenstein

Johann "Hans" Theodor von Ravenstein (1 January 1889 – 26 March 1962) was a German officer in the armed forces and held the final rank of Generalleutnant. He fought in the First and Second World Wars and was taken prisoner by New Zealanders at Point 175 during the Second World War. After his return to Germany in 1948 he was active in Duisburg as a director of traffic. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_von_Ravenstein

Note: He was on board the SS Chakdina as a POW when it was torpedoed and sunk on 5 December 1941.

Awards:

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Ritterkreuz des Königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern with Swords
• Pour le Mérite (28 June 1918)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (3 June 1940)

See also: CAPTURE OF MAJOR-GENERAL VON RAVENSTEIN, 29 NOVEMBER 1941