From
left to right: SS-Obersturmführer Hans Pfeiffer (Persönlicher Adjutant
des Führers in the Führerhauptquartier), General der Gebirgstruppe
Eduard Dietl (Kommandierender General Gebirgskorps Norwegen), Adolf
Hitler (Führer und Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht), Dr.jur.
Siegfried Uiberreither (Gauleiter Steiermark), and Jakob Werlin
(Generalinspektor des Führers für das Kraftfahrwesen). The picture was
taken by Walter Frentz in Berghof, 31 July 1940.
Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Schlee (Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13 / 4.Gebirgs-Division) with his men. He was a highly decorated soldier of the Wehrmacht who was born on 10 November 1913 in Ludwigshafen, Rheinland Provinz (German Empire), and demonstrated exceptional bravery in various campaigns. He earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 October 1941 as Oberfeldwebel for his leadership and courage during intense combat operations, particularly in the mountain warfare contexts following the campaigns in the Balkans and the advance into the Soviet Union. His repeated acts of valor continued to stand out in the harsh fighting in the Caucasus region, where he led his Jäger platoon with outstanding initiative and determination, ultimately leading to the award of the Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as the 222nd recipient on 6 April 1943. Schlee later rose to the rank of Hauptmann and survived the war, becoming one of the notable recipients of these prestigious German decorations for his frontline service.
Source :
https://www.walter-frentz-collection.de/fotoarchiv/personenarchiv-a-z/personen-c-f/
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