Does that soldier speak German?

I’ve seen this image somewhere before. In black and white. By the look of Captain Kearney’s square jaw and Nordic brow, isn’t he an Aryan Wehrmacht Centurion, easily, with paratrooper helmet and Northern-European theater camouflage? With his kamaraden against the rocks, you can imagine them in a bunker in Normandy, awaiting the rising tide which will overcome their occupation. Great bit of subversive photo editorial work behind the lines at the NYT.