A Oberfeldwebel in a M36 uniform with a SA Sports Badge and a Iron Cross Second Class (EK2) poses for a photo outside of his home with his wife. The stripes on his selves indicate an appointment as a Hauptfeldwebel. Men like him were commonly referred to as Die Mutter der Kompanie (mother of the company) or Der Spieß (the spear). These were top soldiers, and in times of emergency often took command.
germany
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between the 1850-01-01 and the 1990-12-31,world war two