German Luftwaffe motorcycle messenger on a BMW R35 somewhere in Germany during 1941.
The license plate shows it belongs to the Luftgau Messages Regiment 7,
The BMW R35 was used mostly by the army and police. Four-stroke single cylinder engine 342cc, 14hp, 4 gears, top speed 100kph (62mph), fuel consumption 3 litres per 100km.
BMW made a host of successful shaft-driven, single-cylinder motorcycles. The R35 based on the earlier R3 model, joined the family in 1937 and was built until 1940.