Who is it ?

[FRENCH RESEARCHER]

Hello,
this picture taken in France (maybe near Agen, South Western France) between 1942 and 1944 is mysterious. I think this German soldier is a Oberfeldwebel/Heer, or else an SS Hauptscharfuhrer but I'm not sure. The jacket is amazing, but it does have a Nazi eagle on the chest. The belt buckle is also an irrevocable testimony. The pants are amazing too. Can someone "make this image speak": what information should be removed?

[Georges JEROME]

out of shoulder rank insigna and belt, shirt (eagle printed) , trousers and scarf are not military. This seems to be a post war picture.

[Ivan Ž.]

The insignia does indeed indicate a Heer Oberfeldwebel and the photo does have a postwar (POW) vibe to it.

Cheers,
Ivan

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Changed some of the photo settings to see what might appear. Yes, he has or once had an eagle on his jacket

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Waleed

[kstdk]

Hello

The belt buckle says "Gott Mit Uns"- it was a usual thing to add civilian clothes to the uniform late in the war.

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[von thoma]

He wears a canvas tropical belt, just like the neckerchief was common in Afrika Korps.
I think I've seen that type of shirt on personnel in the mechanical corps..