This youngster looks no more than 16. The picture though was taken in 1941 in Russia. Lying about your age was not uncommon in the age of volunteering for war, but the German army wasn't easy to fool. Somehow, this kid got his wish to join the firing line.
A stunning image of the deaths of three brave airmen of Bomber Command was recorded by the camera on the following aircraft. The date is 16 June 1941 and the location is near the island of Borkum, in the East Frisian archipelago off the coast of Holland. A Bristol Blenheim Mk IV of 21 Squadron, piloted by Sergeant E. Lever, has pressed its attack so low, that its port wing has struck the mast of an enemy radio-equipped picket ship, known as a "squeaker". Lever's Blenheim has shed twelve feet of its wing and spun completely around to face the oncoming aircraft. In the distance, the lead Blenheim can be seen flying away. A moment later, the Blenheim hits the water killing Lever and his two crew members, Sergeant I. Overheu and Sergeant J. Phelps. The "squeaker" was sunk. The Right Place at the Right Time > Vintage Wings of Canada
In the spring of 1945, at the invitation of the Soviet Red Cross, Clementine Spencer-Churchill visited Leningrad, Stalingrad, Rostov-on-Don, Odessa, Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk and other cities. For her work she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor by the Soviet government. After that she wrote a book titled My Visit to Russia.