Staff Officers of Kampfgruppe Scherer in Cholm

The staff of Kampfrguppe Scherer in the besieged Cholm, April 1942. Third from right is Generalmajor Theodor Scherer (Kommandeur), while second from right is Johannes Manitius (Ia Operationsoffizier). They were both receives the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes for their tenacious defence of Cholm. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Richard Muck of PK (Propaganda-Kompanie) 501. After the war Muck published the book "Kampfgruppe Scherer: 105 Tage im Kessel von Cholm. Zeitgeschichte im Bild".

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Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-004-3648-02