Staff Sergeant Heinrich Banze, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during a mission of the 113th Infantry Division, is here on home leave in Hofgeismar in Kurhessen with his wife and child. On his field-grey uniform jacket, he wears the Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen), Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) and the Iron Cross 1st Class.