Johann "Hans" Theodor von Ravenstein was a German general (generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded the 21st Panzer Division from May 1941 until being made a prisoner of war in late November 1941. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Ravenstein, c. 1942
Ravenstein, on the right, after his capture by soldiers of New Zealand's 21st Battalion, with a British staff officer at Tobruk, Libya
21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941 to 1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK).
Seven captured German self-propelled 15 cm howitzers from the division, near El Alamein, Egypt
Rommel inspecting division in May, 1944.