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• Aug 9, 2016

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Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung

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yeah...I think that perhaps the skull was not exactly the best choice in gifts.

 

• Aug 9, 2016

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And they say flowers and chocolate are a way to a girls heart...pffft.

 

• Aug 20, 2016

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• Aug 20, 2016

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Lord tunderin' Jaysus

 

• Aug 20, 2016

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What in God's name is that child doing on there?

And why is the photographer taking the time to get the child's photo instead of getting him away from that??

 

• Aug 20, 2016

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I would say the naval mine had been disarmed before the guy took the seat.

 

• Aug 20, 2016

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Wurger said:

I would say the naval mine had been disarmed before the guy took the seat.

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I'm not so sure...

And it still happens, even to this day: Children pose for holiday snaps with unexploded World War Two mine

 

• Aug 20, 2016

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Wartime kids just didn't give a damn.

 

• Aug 20, 2016

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GrauGeist said:

I'm not so sure...

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As you may notice the fuses or fuse sensors of the mine are either damaged or removed. If it is a contact mine ( and it looks like that ) each damage made to these fuses ( sensors ) would cause the explosion of the mine.. however who knows that for sure....

 

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• Aug 20, 2016

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French predreadnought battleship Carnot underway.
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Ugly ships and ugly planes...

 

• Aug 24, 2016

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Graeme

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Part of a page from an Australian newspaper dated April 1944 dedicated to Victory Bonds. I found it heartrending...

 

• Aug 24, 2016

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• Aug 25, 2016

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Sad indeed...

 

• Aug 25, 2016

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Agreed.

 

• Aug 25, 2016

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Vickers machine gun. By the angle of the gun, the indirect fire sight and the lack of cover for the crew its being used for long range fire. The piles of empty cases, yards of empty belts and steam coming out of the condenser show its been a long fire mission.

 

• Sep 1, 2016

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A rare color picture of Soviet troops awaiting another Nazi attack during the battle of Stalingrad, Hoth sector.

 

• Sep 2, 2016

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• Sep 2, 2016

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Judging byt the military hi-tech I would say that the Nazi troops awaiting another Soviet attack rather.

 

• Sep 2, 2016

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Something don't look right.

 

• Sep 2, 2016

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I read just last week they were overran by Panzer IXs!