Sunday religious service by Lutheran chaplain on board ship from Deutschlands Ehr im Weltenmeer (Germany’s Honour on the World’s Oceans) by Vice-Admiral von Werner, 1902.

Bavarian Chaplain, WW1

German chaplain, WW1 (1916).

German Chaplain on horseback, WW1

Field Rabbi Dr. Aaron Tänzer during World War I, with the ribbon of the Iron Cross.[32] The brassard of the red cross shows him as noncombatant. He wears the Star of David as insignium.

WW1 German Catholic Chaplain

This undated photo shows a German chaplain exiting what appears to be a building used for an HQ. Notice he’s wearing a cross around his neck (author’s collection).

LT. Col. Crane, right, Chaplain of the 4th Armored Division, 3rd U.S. Army, talks with the Chief of Chaplains of the German Army, near Regen, Germany.” 6 May 1945 (U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo, PFC I. P. Margerum).

“German Chaplains at Fort Custer POW Camp. Few prisoners go to church , but Catholic and Protestant are included” 10 May 1945. (Author’s collection)

“Detroit 11/5/45…German Prisoners of War attending Catholic services for 7 of the 16 PW’s who were killed in a train accident near Adrian Mich. Thursday…The 16 were buried with full military honors at Fort Custer Saturday ..The priest conducting the services at the chapel, Father O. Eckert, also is a prisoner of war…..” (author’s collection)

German Chaplain with Field Altar, WW2.

German Field Service, WW2

German Wehrmacht Chaplain at Religious Service, WW2

Field altar being set up for German worship service, WW2. The chaplain can be seen left-middle. Soldier in front of altar some sort of “Chaplain Assistant” perhaps?

German chaplain leading worship service at interesting location, WW2.

German Chaplain leading worship service with military and civilians present, WW2.

WW2 German Kriegsmarine Chaplain