Visit of General Lüters to Prinz Eugen Division

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Date: Monday, 7 June 1943
Place: Gacko, Foča Region, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Photographer: Unknown

A visit by General Lüters to 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen". Picture taken at lunch. Top of the table: General der Infanterie Rudolf Lüters (Befehlshaber der Deutschen Truppen in Kroatien). Bottom of the table: unknown (SS). Left side of the table: Aleksandar Benak (blocked by Lüters, civilian commissar with the Commander of German troops in Croatia, i.e. Lüters); SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Carl Reichsritter von Oberkamp (Aufstellungsstab V. SS Freiwilligen-Gebirgskorps); SS-Standartenführer Otto Kumm (Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"); unknown (Heer Leutnant, perhaps Lüters' adjutant); SS-Obersturmbannführer Dr. Wilhelm Kröhle (IVc Divisionsveterinär 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"); and unknown (SS-Hauptsturmführer). Right side of the table: SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS Artur Phleps (Kommandeur 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"); SS-Standartenführer der Reserve Stefan Hedrich (Infanterie Führer 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"); SS-Oberführer Kurt-Peter Müller (IVb Ärzte / Sanitätsdienst 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"); SS-Sturmbannführer Erich Eberhardt (Ia Erster Generalstabsoffizier 7. SS-Freiwilligen-Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"); and SS-Sturmbannführer Desiderius Hampel (Kommandeur III.Bataillon/SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 1 "Prinz Eugen"). The Befehlshaber der Deutsches Truppen in Kroatien was formed on 16 November 1942. The staff was used to form the new Generalkommando (Gen.Kdo.) XV. Gebirgs-Armeekorps in August 1943. Prinz Eugen served under the command of Lüters from 16 November 1942 to 24 August 1943.

Source:

Book "Vorwärts Prinz Eugen" by Otto Kumm
Otto Kumm photo collection

http://alifrafikkhan.blogspot.com/2013/04/album-foto-artur-phleps.html

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=75416&start=525