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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Ritterkreuz Award Ceremony for Hermann Foertsch


Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Generalleutnant Hermann Foertsch (left, Kommandeur 21. Infanterie-Division) which were held in the northern sector of the Eastern Front, October 1944. Foertsch received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 27 August 1944 for his leadership of the 21st Infantry Division during the summer of 1944. In response to a Soviet breakthrough he launched a counterattack that succeeded in closing a frontline gap east of Lake Hino (in turn west of Pskov). In this picture, awarded the medal is Generaloberst Ferdinand Schörner (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord), while facing the camera in the background is General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (Oberbefehlshaber 18. Armee).

Source :
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek photo archive (Image-No.: 50086047)
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/4480/Foertsch-Hermann.htm

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