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Heinrich von Vietinghoff | |
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 Vietinghoff in Italy, April 1944 | |
| Born | 6 December 1887 Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire |
| Died | 23 February 1952 (aged 64) Pfronten, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire
 Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany |
| Years of service | 1903–45 |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Commands | XIII Corps XXXXVI Panzer Corps 15th Army 10th Army Army Group C Army Group Courland |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight'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]
- ^ 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 their last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc.
- ^ "Vietinghoff genannt Scheel, Heinrich Gottfried von". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "Heinrich Vietinghoff". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ "BBC - WW2 People's War - Timeline". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-15.