Ritterkreuz Award Ceremony for Romanian Mihail Racovita

Ritterkreuz award ceremony for General de corp de armata (Lieutenant general) Mihail Racovita (right) of Armata a 4-a (4th Romanian Army), which were held in early August 1944. With him is Generaloberst Ferdinand Schörner (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Nord). Racovita received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 7 July 1944. Previously he was recalled into active service on 25 January 1944 and took over the command of the 4th Army, which had to be completely rebuilt after the Battle of Stalingrad. He led the army in spring and summer of 1944, in defensive battles in Northern Romania against the advancing Red Army. Together with the Wehrmacht, the 4th Army repulsed several Soviet attacks in the First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive, First Battle of Târgu Frumos and Second Battle of Târgu Frumos. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Model.

Original caption: "Hohe Tapferkeitsauszeichnung dür den Oberbefehlshaber einer rumänischen Armee. Im Auftrage des Führers überreichte der OB einer Heeresgruppe, Generaloberst Schörner, dem General der Kavallerie Racovita das Ritterkreuz." (High award for bravery for the commander-in-chief of a Romanian army. On behalf of the Führer, the commander-in-chief of an army group, Colonel-General Schörner, presented the Knight's Cross to General of the Cavalry Racovita)

Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2010/08/daftar-peraih-ritterkreuz-berkebangsaan.html
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/54656/3324a707753325aab81da90073e5a71e/
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/detail/e1b38f28-0259-11e7-904b-d89d6717b464/media/9072854d-a80c-4bbc-deee-84dd6a246883?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=sch%C3%B6rner&rows=1&page=2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan_Mihail_Racovi%C8%9B%C4%83