Heinrich von Vietinghoff and Karl-Walter Lapp

Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (wearing ledermantel) in a picture supposedly taken on late 1944 or early 1945 in Tirol, Austria. From 24 October 1944 - 16 January 1945, he was "mit der stellvertretenden Wahrnehmung der Geschäfte als Oberbefehlshaber Südwest beauftragt" (stood in for Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring who was recovering from head injuries sustained in an automobile accident). The Ritterkreuzträger at left is Major Karl-Walter Lapp (Kommandeur Tiroler Standschützen), who received the Ritterkreuz on 14 August 1944 as Kommandeur Ski-Bataillon 82. There's a very interesting and detailed chapter on the Tiroler Standschützen in Roland Kaltenegger's "Spezialverbände der Gebirgstruppe 1939-1945" (2004), a highly recommended book with many photographs of both the Standschützen and on Karl-Walter Lapp. Many high dignitaries visited Major Lapp and his Tiroler at the training grounds by the Alpini Barracks in Gossensaß. Among others were Generals like Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff, General der Gebirgstruppe Valentin Feuerstein as well as the Gauleiter of Tirol-Vorarlberg Franz Hofer. SS-Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler (as Chef of the Ersatzheer) and SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Wolff were also among the visitors as well as Reichsjugendführer Baldur von Schirach.

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https://www.feldgrau.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6404&start=60
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2503323#p2503323

Heinrich von Vietinghoff after Surrender

Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest und Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe C) is questioned by U.S. Captain Ralph C. Opperman, interpreter for Lieutenant-General Lucian K. Truscott, after the capitulation of all German forces in Italy. At the end of April 1945, Vietinghoff made contact with the Allied forces and on 29 April, his representative SS-Obergruppenführer Karl Wolff signed on his behalf at the Royal Palace in Caserta the instrument of surrender on 2 May 1945 at noon. Afterwards he spent two and a half years in British captivity at Bridgend Island Farm (Special Camp XI) among high-ranking German prisoners. He was released in September 1947.

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Corbis Historical photo collection
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295913361631
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/german-general-heinrich-von-vietinghoff-schiel-is-news-photo/615311736
https://www.keymilitary.com/article/ve-day-75th-last-100-days-war-europe
https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/13592/

Albert Kesselring and Heinrich von Vietinghoff

From left to right: Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest und Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe C) and Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Dohm in the Italian Front on 12 February 1944 when Kesselring just finishing the war conference with his subordinate officers from 10. Armee.

From left to right: Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee) and Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest und Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe C). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Dohm in the Italian Front on 12 February 1944 when Kesselring just finishing the war conference with his subordinate officers from 10. Armee

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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Image-No.: 50070959)
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-kesselring-vietinghoff-in-italy-37000133.html?imageid=206E0C70-DDAF-4D33-B980-78E35F455A86&p=291611&pn=1&searchId=6232e80cf247e056bd0195f64eb8038a&searchtype=0
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/1485/081b708dc8810912d7c94bafd18c3d89/

Heinrich von Vietinghoff and Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt

From left to right: Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee), Generalmajor Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt (Kommandeur 98. Infanterie-Division), and unknown officer. This picture was taken in the Italian Front, September 1944. In August and September 1944 the 98th Infantry Division was used in the fighting for Rímini. She then withdrew fighting through the Apennines to the Senio.

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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Image-No.: 50070353)
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanteriedivisionen/98ID.htm

Heinrich von Vietinghoff as Oberbefehlshaber Südwest

Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff as a temporary Oberbefehlshaber Südwest (October 1944 - January 1945), replacing Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring. In this picture, he is wearing a Luftwaffe tropical tunic converted for a Heer general! On 25 October 1944 Kesselring was seriously injured when his car collided with a gun coming out of a side road. He was in hospital for three months and his overall command in Italy was taken over by Vietinghoff. In January 1945, on Kesselring's return, Vietinghoff left Italy to command Heeresgruppe Kurland in East Prussia. When Kesselring was moved in March 1945 to command Oberbefehlshaber West (OB West) in France, Vietinghoff returned as the supreme German commander in Italy.

Source :
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Image-No.: 10003847)
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-uniforms-and-equipment/heer-uniforms-and-insignia-forum/841199-the-horror/page2#post6564690
https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/38502/heinrich-von-vietinghoff

German Generals in the Italian Front

German generals in the Italian Front. From left to right: General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee), Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest und Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe C), General der Panzertruppe Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (Kommandierender General XIV. Panzerkorps), Generalleutnant Siegfried Westphal (Chef des Generalstabes Oberbefehlshaber Südwest), and Generalleutnant Wilhelm Raapke (Kommandeur 71. Infanterie-Division). The picture was taken in 1943-1944.

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https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2496507#p2496507

Albert Kesselring Visiting Fallschirmjäger Unit in the Italian Front

Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (Oberbefehlshaber Südwest) and Generalmajor Siegfried Westphal (Chef des Generalstabes Oberbefehlshaber Südwest) standing atop a Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 Cabriolet during a visit to unknown Fallschirmjäger unit in the Italian Front, 1943-1944.

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https://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=5

Albert Kesselring and Heinrich von Vietinghoff

Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring (second from right, Oberbefehlshaber Südwest und Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe C) during a conversation with General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (left, Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee) on the Italian front, June 1944. German officers visible in the background is, from left to right: Generalleutnant Siegfried Westphal (Chef des Generalstabes Oberbefehlshaber Südwest) and Generalleutnant Hans Röttiger (Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe C). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Otfried Schmidt.

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https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/1489/d2e1fcca963bdb3f7e62cbb40fceb17c/