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    Hello, I seem to have been approved - thanks

    So I came into possession of two photos (attached).

    Photo 1 shows two guys in uniform at what looks like a wedding. The back of this photo lists the date as being 1943 and in Hamburg.
    Photo 2 shows four soldiers, and on the back of this photo is written ‘Hof der ersten station in Dänemark’.

    I found these photos in an antiques stall in Germany, in a huge box of old photos. So I think that the first photo shows two uniformed Nazis and the second shows the Nazi invasion of Denmark.

    My question is: does anyone know anything about the rank or position of the men in these photos? I’d be very grateful if anyone can share any information as I am very interested in WW2 and in understanding what I am looking at!
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    The man on the left in the first photo is a Luftwaffe officer that looks to be a Leutnant,, he also has the Iron Cross 2nd Class ribbon through the button hole. The other one is in the Heer. The man facing the camera in the second photo is a Luftwaffe Gefreiter. Harder to see some other details with the photos not being in the best focus or resolution.
    Hope this helps, Ben

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    I think the first station in Denmark from Germany may have been Tønder-Tinglev-banen. There are photos online, but I have not found one from a trackside point of view that is any match for the second picture.

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    Great, thanks for your help! Yeah I wish the quality was better... I also don't have a scanner unfortunately

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    I would add. These men were soldiers. There is nothing in these photos to indicate they belonged to the Nazi Party.
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    Thanks, you make a great point. I had assumed that German soldiers would have to also join the Nazi party (which I recognise that even if this were the case that this kind of forced membership would not necessarily mean that this truly aligned with their own views), but I see that my initial assumption was not accurate.

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    Thanks, I have also tried to find a trackside view of that station but haven't been successful. I have posted in reddit to try to learn the source of the station and will update the post if I find an answer to that.

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