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
Commands heldXIII 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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