This picture is a personal collection of ravrick, and he bought the photo many years ago at a flea market in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. There is no information about what's going on in the picture - maybe Christmas celebration - or the identity of these two member of the Wehrmacht. There is at least two version about the ID of the Ritterkreuzträger from Luftwaffe who sat at left: Helmut Kahle or Werner Stein. The strongest option is for Werner Stein, because he have a very similar facial fixture with the man in the picture, and also lived in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, not far from Hannover. Stein received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 19 August 1943 as Feldwebel and Bordschütze in 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Stukageschwader 2 "Immelmann". He flew a total of 727 sorties (of which around 150 were during the battle of Stalingrad) as a Ju 87 radio operator, mostly with Stuka pilot and fellow Ritterkreuzträger Armin Thiede.Source ;
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=231309
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/27067/Stein-Werner.htm
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/photos-and-paper-items-forum/492360-luftwaffe-rk-holder-id-help
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