From left to right: General der Panzertruppe Nikolaus von Vormann (Oberbefehlshaber 9. Armee) and SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Herbert Otto Gille (Kommandierender General IV. SS-Panzerkorps). The picture was taken in the period between August-September 1944, when IV. SS-Panzerkorps were under the command of 9. Armee. Gille is wearing the Brillanten zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes in his neck, which he received on 19 April 1944.
Source :
Douglas E. Nash photo collection
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