Capitulation of Generals Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein and Giovanni Messe

 

 

The General Officer Commanding the First Italian Army (Marshall Giovanni Messe, right) and the General Officer Commanding the 164th Light African Division (Generalmajor Kurt Freiherr von Liebenstein, left) surrender to General Freyberg at 10 Corps Headquarters at Enfidaville, Tunisia, 13 May 1943. Generalmajor Liebenstein is nephew of the wellknown General der Panzertruppe Leo Freiherr von Geyr-Schweppenburg. He just received the Ritterkreuz just 3 days before his capture! The British captors gave Liebenstein high praises, being an anti-Nazi, very humorous, well-liked by friend and foe, a talented painter, an aristocrat admiring admiring everything British.

Various shots of General Messe talking to several officers. They are at the open field, some trees in background. Several shots of General Messe addressing a group of officers. He shakes hands with them.

Source :
Photo courtesy of Graveland
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=1326104#p1326104
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060034972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHcOyN-EdgQ

Oberleutnant Helmut Gruber

 

Helmut Gruber (born 17 October 1919) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 15 January 1943 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and Adjutant II.Bataillon / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 125 / 164.leichte Afrika-Division.

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Karl Ens at El Alamein

The working position of 5 cm Pak 38 (L/60) (5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60)) at El Alamein positions, October 1942. Ritterkreuzträger Oberstleutnant Karl Ens (left) checks the camouflaged netting works. He got the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 14 May 1941 as Major and Kommandeur II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 125 (motorisiert). During the First World War, Ens was Leutnant in the Baden Grenadier Regiment. During this war he received both 1914 Eisernes Kreuzes, Ritterkreuz des Königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern, Baden Militär-Karl-Friedrich-Verdienstorden Ritterkreuz, Baden Orden vom Zähringer Löwen Ritterkreuz II. Klasse, and the Verwundetenabzeichen 1918 in Silber. Karl Ens finally reached the rank of Oberst during the Second World War. He was missing in action on 15 April 1945 and was formally declared dead by the AG Baiersbronn on 11 December 1957. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Dohm.

Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/1407/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_cm_Pak_38
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/30000/Ens-Karl.htm?c=aw