Generals Aleksandr Vasilevsky and Ivan Chernyakhovsky accepting surrender from General der Infanterie Friedrich Gollwitzer and Generalleutnant Alfons Hitter, Vitebsk, Byelorussia, 28 Jun 1944

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
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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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1. Anonymous says:
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.
2. Commenter identity confirmed 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.

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