(1887-12-06)6 December 1887 Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Died
23 February 1952(1952-02-23) (aged 64) Pfronten, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance
German Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany
Years of service
1903–45
Rank
Generaloberst
Commands held
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 his last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc.
^"Vietinghoff genannt Scheel, Heinrich Gottfried von". WW2 Gravestone. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
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