Caption | Generals Aleksandr Vasilevsky and Ivan Chernyakhovsky accepting surrender from General der Infanterie Friedrich Gollwitzer and Generalleutnant Alfons Hitter, Vitebsk, Byelorussia, 28 Jun 1944 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Jun 1944 | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Vitebsk, Byelorussia | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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2. C. Peter Chen says:
17 Sep 2014 06:21:06 AM
Thank you for the further identification of the German generals. The caption has been updated accordingly.
17 Sep 2014 06:21:06 AM
Thank you for the further identification of the German generals. The caption has been updated accordingly.
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17 Sep 2014 04:21:54 AM
That's General der Infanterie Friedrich Gollwitzer commander of LIII ArmeeKorps.
Generalleutnant Alfons Hitter is seated behing Gollwitzer with his face hidden by Gollwitzer's raised right arm.