In order to be effective, the training had to be practical. Here an armored scout is tested by two noncommissioned officers next to a heavy armored car. Judging by the decorations on the front NCO, it must be later in the war, since he has both a Wound Badge and an Iron Cross, First Class. Although frontline units were reluctant to let personnel go, there was a huge demand for combat-experienced leaders on the home front in order to provide the best training possible, and it was not uncommon to see leaders detached for such duties for periods of time.
Source :
"Scouts Out: A History of German Armored Reconnaissance Units in World War II" by Robert Edwards
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