A Wehrmacht Kriegspfarrer (War Chaplain) presides over the Protestant burial ceremony for Rittmeister Ulrich Otto Hoesch (born 21 April 1899), who was killed in combat during the Battle of Gazala on 7 October 1941. Standing behind him are high-ranking officers of the Panzergruppe "Afrika", from left to right: General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Befehlshaber Panzergruppe "Afrika"), Generalmajor Alfred Gause (Chef des Generalstabes Panzergruppe "Afrika"), and Oberstleutnant im Generalstab Siegfried Westphal (Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier Panzergruppe "Afrika"). Everyone in this photo is wearing a tropenhelm (tropical helmet) which was usually used by German troops on the battlefields with tropical or hot climates such as North Africa and the Mediterranean.
Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2012/03/album-foto-erwin-rommel-sebagai_1308.html
https://www.volksbund.de/en/erinnern-gedenken/gravesearch-online/detail/627aad983b9b8c6886125eeb8a9b7584
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