Heinrich von Vietinghoff and Adolf Kuntzen

General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (3rd from right, Oberbefehlshaber 15. Armee) during the inspection tour to the German fortifications in northern France. Fifth from right with hand raised is General der Panzertruppe Adolf Kuntzen (Kommandierender General LXXXI. Armeekorps). The picture was probably taken in the spring of 1943.

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

Heinrich von Vietinghoff Inspecting Pantherturm

This picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Gutjahr of PK (Propaganda-Kompanie) 699, and it shows Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (center, Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee) inspects camouflaged Pantherturm in the Italian front, April 1944. From 1943 onwards, Panther tank turrets were mounted in fixed fortifications; some were normal production models, but most were made specifically for the task, with additional roof armour to withstand artillery fire. Two types of turret emplacements were developed; the Pantherturm III – Betonsockel — on a concrete base, and the Pantherturm I – Stahluntersatz — on a steel base. These turrets were built into a larger structure in which they could house ammunition and crew quarters. A total of 182 of these were installed in the fortifications of the Atlantic Wall and Siegfried Line (Westwall), 48 in the Gothic Line and Hitler Line, 36 on the Eastern Front, and two for training and experimentation, for a total of 268 installations by March 1945. With barely any part other than the turret itself showing above ground, a well camouflaged position could dominate a vast swathe of ground, or vital approaches to towns or other objectives, and would prove extremely costly to approach.

Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee) in the Italian front, April 1944. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Gutjahr from PK (Propaganda-Kompanie) 699.

Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff (Oberbefehlshaber 10. Armee) consolidates German blocking positions in the Italian front, April 1944. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Gutjahr from PK (Propaganda-Kompanie) 699.

Source :
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/detail/02e50b30-025b-11e7-904b-d89d6717b464/media/a6e31815-f41d-975e-46de-3a7a9610f797?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=vietinghoff&rows=1&page=1
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-313-1018-22,_Italien,_Heinrich_von_Vietinghoff_bei_Besichtigung.jpg
https://us.warlordgames.com/products/pantherturm-1
https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/tanks-2-3/panther-tank/pantherturm-italy-heinrich-von-vietinghoff/

Heinrich von Vietinghoff Inspecting Channel Coast

General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (with moustache, Oberbefehlshaber 15. Armee) during a briefing on the Channel coast, 3 May 1943. The officer wearing ledermantel (leather mantel) in front of him is General der Infanterie Ernst Dehner (Kommandierender General LXXXII. Armeekorps).

General der Panzertruppe Heinrich von Vietinghoff (2nd from the right, Oberbefehlshaber 15. Armee) surrounded by soldiers during an inspection of the fortifications on the English Channel, 3 May 1943. Visible trenches. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Koll.

Source :
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Image-No.: 30027483)
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/538/081b708dc8810912d7c94bafd18c3d89/
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2499496#p2499496

Erwin Rommel Visiting St. Valery en Caux

This picture was taken on 17 January 1944 and it shows Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B und Generalinspekteur der Küstenbefestigungen West) inspects the defenses of the Atlantikwall in the cote d'Albatre coast of Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Normandy. The towering white limestone cliffs in the background is called pays de Caux. Only four years previously (exactly 12 June 1940), in the same town, Rommel - at that time was Generalmajor and Kommandeur of 7. Panzer-Division - received the capitulation of the British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division commanded by Major-General Victor Fortune and some French troops, with the town partly destroyed in the fighting. Interestingly, Saint-Valéry-en-Caux was liberated from the Germans on 11 September 1944 by, non other, a re-formed 51st Highland division!

Source :
Jim Haley photo collection
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=147822&start=315

Erwin Rommel Inspecting Eisenbahn-Batterie 690 E at Bredenne

This picture was taken on 21 December 1943, and it shows Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B und Generalinspekteur der Küstenbefestigungen West) inspecting the Eisenbahn-Batterie 690 E at Bredenne, Belgium. The person on the far right (half face) is Generalleutnant Friedrich Fürst (Kommandeur 171. Reserve-Division). In the background we can see a 28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E - Eisenbahnlafette).

This picture was taken on 21 December 1943, and it shows Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B und Generalinspekteur der Küstenbefestigungen West) inspecting the Eisenbahn-Batterie 690 E at Bredenne, Belgium. Third from right is Generalleutnant Friedrich Fürst (Kommandeur 171. Reserve-Division), followed by Generalleutnant Ernst Gerke (second from right, Heeresgruppen-Nachrichtenführer Heeresgruppe B) and Generalleutnant Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Meise (right, General der Pioniere Heeresgruppe B). In the background we can see a 28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E - Eisenbahnlafette).

Source :
Jim Haley photo collection
https://www.beeldbankkusterfgoed.be/m/21041da9ce8e401c8dabee68c228f54f724429915a834de6a157cce2dadb522a
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2486110&sid=59aab36d6def87c621f4691b5b0b794e#p2486110

Kurt Student Inspecting FJ Unit in the Italian Front

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. In this picture, Student is inspecting a Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 (FG 42), automatic rifle developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry. Standing at right with monocle is Major Harry Herrmann (Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Bataillon). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. In this picture, Student is inspecting a Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 (FG 42), automatic rifle developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry. Standing at right with monocle is Major Harry Herrmann (Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Bataillon). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. In this picture, Student is inspecting a Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 (FG 42), automatic rifle developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry. Standing at right is Major Harry Herrmann (Kommandeur Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Bataillon). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. In this picture, Student is inspecting a Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 (FG 42), automatic rifle developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. In this picture, Student is inspecting the trenches used by the soldiers. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. In this picture, Student is inspecting the trenches used by the soldiers. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.



Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.



Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.



Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.



Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. In the background we can see "Torre Paola" of Sabaudia, a 16th-century watchtower built by will of Pope Pius IV at the west end of the promontory, guarding the canal. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.



Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a 10,5-cm Leichtgeschütz 40 recoilless gun during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 during exercise. This gun is a mobile Italian anti-aircraft artillery used during World War II. The designation means it had a caliber of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted in service in 1934. After the Italian Armistice, the Wehrmacht captured some of these guns, and employed them with the designation 7.5 cm Flak 264/3(i), while modello 40 guns were given the designation 7.5 cm Flak 264/4(i). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.


Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.



Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows the crew of a Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 during exercise. The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Field inspection by General der Fallschirmtruppe Kurt Student (Kommandierender General XI. Fliegerkorps) to the training center of 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division at San Felice (Monte Circeo), Italy, 26 December 1943. This picture shows a twin MG 34 anti-aircraft machine gun or Zwillings-Flak-Maschinengewehr (MG 34-Zwilling). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Toni Schneiders.

Source :
https://www.circei.it/student.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannone_da_75/46_C.A._modello_34
https://www.facebook.com/563920720321077/photos/a.654528901260258/730024720377342/?type=3
http://fallschirmjager.net/Bundesarchiv/General/General.html
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=29879&p=1278509&hilit=student+herrmann#p1278509
https://modernmilitaryhistory.com/2021/11/07/the-fallschirmjagergewehr-42-in-period-photography-a-photo-essay/
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/world-firearms/fg42-original-photos-6975/

Georg von Küchler Inspecting Destroyed City

Ruins of destroyed buildings in Deinze, Belgium. In the foreground is an unknown Wehrmacht officer followed by General der Artillerie Georg von Küchler (Oberbefehlshaber 18. Armee). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Arthur Grimm in May 1940 during Fall Gelb, German invasion of Western countries.

Source :
https://www.google.com/search?q=georg+von+k%C3%BCchler&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ALiCzsbtDXoYIyC-VqvWXN-FwKDfl_12Hw%3A1665150803070&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=788&ei=Uy9AY7zUAdat3LUP572goAg&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAY0A9Y9iEdg4fUOp7EEA3wqNJ-x3dxCHo&oq=georg+von&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgUIABCxAzoICAAQgAQQsQM6CwgAEIAEELEDEIMBUABY3xBg-iJoAHAAeACAAYkFiAGhFJIBCzAuMS40LjAuMi4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img

Erwin Rommel and Adolf Strauss Inspecting Makeshift Bridge

Wehrmacht officers crossing a makeshift bridge in France built by pioneers. The two men in the front row is, from left to right: Generalmajor Dr.rer.pol. Erich von Schaewen (Pionierführer der 4. Armee) and General der Infanterie Adolf Strauss (Kommandeirender General II. Armeekorps). Between them in the background is Generalmajor Erwin Rommel (Kommandeur 7. Panzer-Division). The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Heinz Fremke from PK (Propaganda-Kompanie) 689.

Source :
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-124-0225-36

Erwin Rommel in an Inspection of the Atlantic Wall

This photo was taken during Marshal Rommel's inspection of the Atlantic Wall defenses at Pas de Calais, France, on 18 April 1944. From left to right: unknown Heer officer, Oberst im Generalstab Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (Chef des Generalstabes LXXXII. Armeekorps), General der Artillerie Johann "Hans" Sinnhuber (Kommandierender General LXXXII. Armeekorps), Generalleutnant Dr.phil. Hans Speidel (Chef des Generalstabes Heeresgruppe B), unidentified officer, Generalleutnant Otto Elfeldt (Kommandeur 47. Infanterie-Division), and Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe B und Generalinspekteur der Küstenbefestigungen West).

Source :
https://www.alexautographs.com/auction-lot/erwin-j-rommel_EE54AE1AE2