Eichenlaub Award Ceremony for Rommel

 

Award ceremony in Reichskanzlei, Berlin, 25 March 1941: Adolf Hitler (Führer und Reichskanzler) decorates Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) with Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub #10 (Knight's Cross with the Iron Crosses Nr.10). The man in the picture is Hitler's clossest ally, Benito Mussolini.

Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/35529/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/

Rommel with Stefan Fröhlich and Alfred Gause

From left to right: Generalmajor (Luftwaffe) Stefan Fröhlich (Fliegerführer Afrika), unidentified Italian officer (does someone know his name?), Generalmajor Alfred Gause (Chef des Generalstabes Panzergruppe Afrika), and General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Kommandierender General Panzergruppe Afrika). The picture was taken between September-November 1941.

Source :
NARA Archive via Thomas E. Nutter
http://ritterkreuztraeger.blogspot.com/2016/03/frohlich-cruwell-and-rommel.html