Nazi German Military Funeral

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Nazi German Military Funeral

This images shows a Nazi German military funeral procession. I do not know where or when the photo was taken, or whose funeral is shown. As far as I know, this image has never been published. The original snapshot print was captured by a US soldier with Patton\'s 3rd Army who in 2015 is still alive (age about 90) and who permitted me to scan this image for sharing.
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Firstly welcome to MI.net skb8721
What a great photo, I hope some of our members/viewers will be able to cast some light on its content. Thanks for sharing it :)
 
Although the Nazi Regime is despised and rightly so, this photo shows normal German soldiers honouring a fellow comrade and exhibits that mutual respect that all soldiers have for each other and how they feel the loss of a brother in arms.
Excellent photo would be nice to know more about the soldier being honoured.
A great photo and cool introduction to MI.Net well done and welcome friend.
 
Thanks for your comments. It's funny, I didn't view the images in a large format until I saw them uploaded here. I now see there are some airplanes in the background, suggesting this photo was taken at a German airbase. Also, is not that the Luftwaffe symbol on the Germans' helmets?
 
Also, I am guessing that the words on the building at right are "RAuchen verboten", which means "No Smoking." So Google tells me. (I don't know German.)
 

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