Hasso von Manteuffel in Color

Generalmajor Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) photographed by Walter Frentz at the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg, East Prussia, after the audience with Hitler in late December 1943 as a part of four new Eichenlaubträger from Heer. Manteuffel himself (last rank General der Panzertruppe) received the Eichenlaub #332 for his Ritterkreuz on 23 November 1943 for the recapture of Zhitomir by his division. 7. Panzer-Division’s counterattack began on 14 November 1943, passing through Iwniza. The next day the advance continued in a North-West direction against the Kiev-Zhitomir road and reached the Teterew bend 4 km North-East of the city, with the forward elements lacking flank protection. On 16 November 1943 Lewkoff (12 km east of Zhitomir) was also taken, and finally after a thrust to Wazkoff the Soviet forces in Zhitomir became encircled. The coup de grace came during a night operation in which Manteuffel led a force of 6 Panzers and 100 Panzergrenadiers from the front in his SPW, and succeeded in retaking the city.

Generalmajor Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division) photographed by Walter Frentz at the Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg, East Prussia, after the audience with Hitler in late December 1943 as a part of four new Eichenlaubträger from Heer. Manteuffel himself (last rank General der Panzertruppe) received the Eichenlaub #332 for his Ritterkreuz on 23 November 1943 for the recapture of Zhitomir by his division. 7. Panzer-Division’s counterattack began on 14 November 1943, passing through Iwniza. The next day the advance continued in a North-West direction against the Kiev-Zhitomir road and reached the Teterew bend 4 km North-East of the city, with the forward elements lacking flank protection. On 16 November 1943 Lewkoff (12 km east of Zhitomir) was also taken, and finally after a thrust to Wazkoff the Soviet forces in Zhitomir became encircled. The coup de grace came during a night operation in which Manteuffel led a force of 6 Panzers and 100 Panzergrenadiers from the front in his SPW, and succeeded in retaking the city.

Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel (Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Division "Grossdeutschland") photographed by Walter Frentz at the Berghof Obersalzberg after the Schwerter award ceremony with Hitler on 14 May 1944. The medal was formally awarded on 22 February 1944 for further successes in the Zhitomir-Kiev area. After repelling a Soviet thrust to Korosten, the 7. Panzer-Division (previous unit of von Manteuffel) began its own thrust on 20 November 1943 towards the crossing over the Teterew. By 22 November 1943, near Nebyliza, the Division had under Manteuffel’s leadership advanced a distance of 65 kilometres. After a short regrouping the village of Njanewka (12 km SW of Malin on the Irscha) was reached on 7 December 1943. Three days later the village of Malin was stormed. In this attack Manteuffel personally led the attack spearhead of 6 Panzers and a Kompanie of the divisional Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung against the Soviet defense that was spread out on three sides. Despite the hostile resistance Manteuffel’s soldiers reached the centre of the village, threw strong Soviet infantry forces back and smashed the Soviet armoured group south of the village (destroying 25 tanks in the process).

General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel (Oberbefehlshaber 5. Panzerarmee) photographed by Walter Frentz at the Neue Reichskanzlei in Berlin after the audience with Hitler on 1-2 March 1945 as a part of Brillanten award ceremony. Manteuffel himself (last rank General der Panzertruppe) received the Brillanten #24 for his Ritterkreuz on 18 February 1945 for his Panzerarmee’s initial successes in the Ardennes Offensive and for constructing a stable front west of the Rhine after the Germans had been pushed out of the salient.

General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel (Oberbefehlshaber 5. Panzerarmee) photographed by Walter Frentz at the Neue Reichskanzlei in Berlin after the audience with Hitler on 1-2 March 1945 as a part of Brillanten award ceremony. Manteuffel himself (last rank General der Panzertruppe) received the Brillanten #24 for his Ritterkreuz on 18 February 1945 for his Panzerarmee’s initial successes in the Ardennes Offensive and for constructing a stable front west of the Rhine after the Germans had been pushed out of the salient.

Source :
http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2011/07/album-foto-berwarna-jenderal-heer.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/208/Manteuffel-von-Hasso-Eccard.htm
https://www.walter-frentz-collection.de/fotoarchiv/personenarchiv-a-z/personen-l-m/