Heinrich von Vietinghoff

Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Vietinghoff in Italy, April 1944
Born(1887-12-06)6 December 1887
Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died23 February 1952(1952-02-23) (aged 64)
Pfronten, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire  Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Years of service1903–45
RankGeneraloberst
CommandsXIII Corps
XXXXVI Panzer Corps
15th Army
10th Army
Army Group C
Army Group Courland
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Heinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von[1] Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (6 December 1887[2] – 23 February 1952[3]) was a German general (Generaloberst) of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Vietinghoff commanded the German troops in German-occupied Italy in 1945.[4]

  1. ^ In German personal names, von is a preposition which approximately means of or from and usually denotes some sort of nobility. While von (always lower case) is part of the family name or territorial designation, not a first or middle name, if the noble is referred to by his last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc.
  2. ^ "Vietinghoff genannt Scheel, Heinrich Gottfried von". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  3. ^ "Heinrich Vietinghoff". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  4. ^ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Timeline". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-15.

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