From this picture is it possible to work out a rank or awards earned

[Mysticpuma]

Just a random picture but wondering if it's possible to work out a rank or anything about this officer? 

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Edited February 1, 2022 by SYN_Haashashin
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[cardboard_killer]

His swastika is backwards.

[Monksilver]

@Mysticpuma   The deaths head on the hat points to him being SS. The collar badges show he is a Gruppenfuhrer  which is the equivalent of a lieutenant general. 

 

As a senior SS officer we can also work out he was piss poor example of humanity.

I wonder if is the person below.  Arthur Phleps who reached the next rank, obergruppenfuhrer. He got the Knight's Cross in 1943 which helps dates your picture. Wikipedia has more on him - which is also where I found a list of senior SS officers and so just went down the list to see had that type of moustache and nose.

 

Edited January 31, 2022 by Monksilver

[Mysticpuma]

44 minutes ago, Monksilver said:

@Mysticpuma   The deaths head on the hat points to him being SS. The collar badges show he is a Gruppenfuhrer  which is the equivalent of a lieutenant general. 

 

As a senior SS officer we can also work out he was piss poor example of humanity.

I wonder if is the person below.  Arthur Phleps who reached the next rank, obergruppenfuhrer. He got the Knight's Cross in 1943 which helps dates your picture. Wikipedia has more on him - which is also where I found a list of senior SS officers and so just went down the list to see had that type of moustache and nose.

 

Thank you, appreciate the detailed answer. 

1 hour ago, cardboard_killer said:

His swastika is backwards.

Wow, that's a good spot! 

[Dauntless]

Are we the baddies? 

[Monksilver]

Swastika is in the fact the right way round in the picture.

[PhilthySpud]

This is Sepp Dietrich

[Diggun]

We can work out he would have been played by Richard Burton circa 1978