German P.O.W., 1944.

[S.ChrisKelly]

Photograph taken 21 October 1944 near Aachen, Germany.  The subject is a war prisoner of the U.S. Army.

[Marshallj]

Looks like he is sporting an E boat badge and a wound badge. 

[S.ChrisKelly]

Just a cursory observation...

 

Whole bunch of "Walter Mitty" going on in this picture.  I don't believe all those awards are genuinely his.

 

Given the arrogant, haughty look on his face, and the very un~soldierly bearing, it's obvious he's aware he's being photographed.  Very "Un~German" characteristically.  I wonder if he's a deserter or evader who surrendered to the "Amis" to get something to eat.  At least five of the soldiers in the background are wearing greatcoats and some still retain a few items of personal equipment.  This guy's the only one in the picture without headgear...  Also highly unusual.

 

Looks like he is indeed wearing a Kriegsmarine E~Boot Badge and a wounded badge third class, as well as ribbon bars for the Iron Cross Second Class 1939, the War Merit Cross without Swords Second Class, and a third ribbon bar, likely a foreign award, I can't identify.  The shoulder straps are piped for infantry, and the collar patches are standard non~waffenfarbe 1944 issue.