The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Theodor Scheerer in Bulgaria, 3 March 1941, and it shows from left to right: Oberstleutnant i Max-Josef Pemsel (Chef des Generalstabes XVIII. Gebirgskorps), Generalmajor Ferdinand Schörner (Kommandeur 6. Gebirgs-Division), and General der Infanterie Franz Böhme (Kommandierender General XVIII. Gebirgskorps). In the invasion of Greece one month later, the 6th Mountain Division played a role in cutting off the important city of Salonika off from the rest of the nation. Schörner then took part in the conquest of Athens and was given the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes by Hitler on 20 April 1941.
The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Theodor Scheerer and it shows Generalmajor Ferdinand Schörner (left, Kommandeur 6. Gebirgs-Division) in Bulgaria, 3 March 1941.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L22898,_Bulgarien,_Generaloberst_Ferdinand_Sch%C3%B6rner.jpg
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/germanys-last-field-marshal-the-butcher-ferdinand-schornerand.html
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