Eisernes Kreuz 2 & Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2 worn together.

[Adrian]

Just for interest I thought I would post this rare image of a Luftwaffe Feldwebel wearing both the EK2 and the KVK2 from the buttonhole.
Enjoy the pic!

[Woolgar]

A great picture! Nice to see the two together

Even seeing an EK2 in wear is fairly unusual

Nick

[Adept]

it is nice to see them worn together, but he REALLY wanted to wear them together at any cost ))

[HPL2008]

Nice photo, thanks for sharing.
By the way, for the benefit of the non-German-speakers: The dedication is somewhat unusual, too. It is not dedicated as a memory to a comrade, family member or lover: Wachtmeister Moelze thanks Mr. Karl Stevens for the young pigeons he had given him.

[Adrian]

Nice photo, thanks for sharing.
By the way, for the benefit of the non-German-speakers: The dedication is somewhat unusual, too. It is not dedicated as a memory to a comrade, family member or lover: Wachtmeister Moelze thanks Mr. Karl Stevens for the young pigeons he had given him.

Really???
That's different! I hadn't got around to translating the back yet! Which word is 'pigeons'? I would guess the guy in the pic is Moelze, I wonder if the pigeons were live or oven ready!

[HPL2008]

Really???
That's different! I hadn't got around to translating the back yet! Which word is 'pigeons'? I would guess the guy in the pic is Moelze, I wonder if the pigeons were live or oven ready!

Agree, Moelze would be the man in the photograph. The fact that he gives his rank as Wachtmeister (instead of the generic Feldwebel) tells us that he served with the Luftwaffe's Flak artillery branch.
As for the birdies: The word is Jungtauben (Jung = young, Taube = pigeon.

[Adrian]

That's fascinating, thank you for the translation and the info.