Generalmajor
Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) photographed by
Walter Frentz at the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg,
East Prussia, after the audience with Hitler in late December 1943 as a
part of four new Eichenlaubträger from Heer. Manteuffel himself (last
rank General der Panzertruppe) received the Eichenlaub #332 for his
Ritterkreuz on 23 November 1943 for the recapture of Zhitomir by his
division. 7. Panzer-Division’s counterattack began on 14 November 1943,
passing through Iwniza. The next day the advance continued in a
North-West direction against the Kiev-Zhitomir road and reached the
Teterew bend 4 km North-East of the city, with the forward elements
lacking flank protection. On 16 November 1943 Lewkoff (12 km east of
Zhitomir) was also taken, and finally after a thrust to Wazkoff the
Soviet forces in Zhitomir became encircled. The coup de grace came
during a night operation in which Manteuffel led a force of 6 Panzers
and 100 Panzergrenadiers from the front in his SPW, and succeeded in
retaking the city.
Generalmajor Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) photographed by Walter Frentz at the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg, East Prussia, after the audience with Hitler in late December 1943 as a part of four new Eichenlaubträger from Heer. Manteuffel himself (last rank General der Panzertruppe) received the Eichenlaub #332 for his Ritterkreuz on 23 November 1943 for the recapture of Zhitomir by his division. 7. Panzer-Division’s counterattack began on 14 November 1943, passing through Iwniza. The next day the advance continued in a North-West direction against the Kiev-Zhitomir road and reached the Teterew bend 4 km North-East of the city, with the forward elements lacking flank protection. On 16 November 1943 Lewkoff (12 km east of Zhitomir) was also taken, and finally after a thrust to Wazkoff the Soviet forces in Zhitomir became encircled. The coup de grace came during a night operation in which Manteuffel led a force of 6 Panzers and 100 Panzergrenadiers from the front in his SPW, and succeeded in retaking the city.
Generalleutnant
Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division
"Grossdeutschland") photographed by Walter Frentz at the Berghof
Obersalzberg after the Schwerter award ceremony with Hitler on 14 May
1944. The medal was formally awarded on 22 February 1944 for further
successes in the Zhitomir-Kiev area. After repelling a Soviet thrust to
Korosten, the 7. Panzer-Division (previous unit of von Manteuffel) began
its own thrust on 20 November 1943 towards the crossing over the
Teterew. By 22 November 1943, near Nebyliza, the Division had under
Manteuffel’s leadership advanced a distance of 65 kilometres. After a
short regrouping the village of Njanewka (12 km SW of Malin on the
Irscha) was reached on 7 December 1943. Three days later the village of
Malin was stormed. In this attack Manteuffel personally led the attack
spearhead of 6 Panzers and a Kompanie of the divisional
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung against the Soviet defense that was spread
out on three sides. Despite the hostile resistance Manteuffel’s soldiers
reached the centre of the village, threw strong Soviet infantry forces
back and smashed the Soviet armoured group south of the village
(destroying 25 tanks in the process).
Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/07/album-foto-berwarna-jenderal-heer.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/208/Manteuffel-von-Hasso-Eccard.htm
https://www.walter-frentz-collection.de/fotoarchiv/personenarchiv-a-z/personen-l-m/
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