Hasso von Manteuffel and Hugo Schimmel

Grossdeutschland map briefing, August 1944. From left to right: Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland"), Major Hugo Schimmel (Führer Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Grossdeutschland"), and Leutnant Schröder (Adjutant Divisionskommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland"). In the background is a Sd.Kfz.251. The picture was taken near Vilkovishken, Reichskommissariat Ostland (today Vilkaviškis in Lithuania). From 1 August 1944 Major Schimmel was briefly in charge of the leadership of Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, as regimental commander Oberst Karl Lorenz was ordered to the 13. Divisionsführer-Lehrgang (13th division commander course) in Hirschberg/Silesia.

Grossdeutschland map briefing, August 1944. From left to right: Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland"), Major Hugo Schimmel (Führer Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Grossdeutschland"), and Leutnant Schröder (Adjutant Divisionskommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland"). In the background is a Sd.Kfz.251. The picture was taken near Vilkovishken, Reichskommissariat Ostland (today Vilkaviškis in Lithuania). From 1 August 1944 Major Schimmel was briefly in charge of the leadership of Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, as regimental commander Oberst Karl Lorenz was ordered to the 13. Divisionsführer-Lehrgang (13th division commander course) in Hirschberg/Silesia.

Grossdeutschland map briefing, August 1944. From left to right: Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland"), Major Hugo Schimmel (Führer Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Grossdeutschland"), and Leutnant Schröder (Adjutant Divisionskommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland"). The picture was taken near Vilkovishken, Reichskommissariat Ostland (today Vilkaviškis in Lithuania). From 1 August 1944 Major Schimmel was briefly in charge of the leadership of Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, as regimental commander Oberst Karl Lorenz was ordered to the 13. Divisionsführer-Lehrgang (13th division commander course) in Hirschberg/Silesia.

Grossdeutschland map briefing, August 1944. From left to right: Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland") and Major Hugo Schimmel (Führer Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Grossdeutschland"). In the background is a Sd.Kfz.251. The picture was taken near Vilkovishken, Reichskommissariat Ostland (today Vilkaviškis in Lithuania). From 1 August 1944 Major Schimmel was briefly in charge of the leadership of Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, as regimental commander Oberst Karl Lorenz was ordered to the 13. Divisionsführer-Lehrgang (13th division commander course) in Hirschberg/Silesia.

Source :
Bundesarchiv photo archive
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek photo archive (Image-No.: 30016543)
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2010/10/album-foto-general-der-panzertruppe.html
https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Schimmel,_Hugo
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=115502&hilit=hasso+von+manteuffel
https://twitter.com/Wienerblut1683/status/1751158597159956879