General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (center, mit der stellvertretenden Führung 9. Armee beauftragt) in an inspection tour to the operational area of 1. Panzer-Division around Rzhev, central sector of the Eastern Front. At left is Generalmajor Walter Krüger (Kommandeur 1. Panzer-Division). The picture was taken on 6 August 1942 during Unternehmen Seydlitz. In the aftermath of the Soviet winter counteroffensive of 1941–1942, substantial Soviet forces remained in the rear of the German Ninth Army. These forces maintained a hold on the primitive forested swamp region between Rzhev and Bely. On 2 July 1942, the Ninth Army launched Operation Seydlitz to clear the Soviet forces out. The Germans first blocked the natural breakout route through the Obsha valley and then split the Soviet forces into two isolated pockets. The battle lasted eleven days and ended with the elimination of the encircled Soviet forces.
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https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-von-vietinghoff-scheel-37489392.html?imageid=30027869-E9B6-4D38-B5D0-4149CE0F9102&p=291611&pn=1&searchId=4dbe6e92e3f1e3a6cffc3cbc7786251e&searchtype=0
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/detail/d8deae1e-0259-11e7-904b-d89d6717b464/media/f1189665-a5d8-5179-d6b3-29f9da16c7cb?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=vietinghoff&rows=1&page=2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Rzhev#Operation_Seydlitz
http://rshew-42.narod.ru/grossman/p22.html
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