14-175 Garand Picture of the Day

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[CINDERS]

One hopes humanity took over and the prisoner was cared for, maybe they chased away the civies to protect this soldier! To rise above and treat a surrendered or injured enemy is what set the Allies apart from the other sides.

[Bob Seijas]

How do we know he's alive?

[Mark in Rochester]

How do we know he's alive?

He is dead I will see if I can find the caption it has been posted before

[Mark in Rochester]

He is dead I will see if I can find the caption it has been posted before

Group of American soldiers looking at body of German soldier amidst piles of equipment after troop truck he was riding in took a direct hit.



Location:Cherbourg, Normandy, France

Date taken:July 1944

Photographer:Bob Landry



Germans coat is up as some one went throught his pockets

Original posting 14-083 Garand Picture of the Day -Cherbourg, Normandy, France July 1944

[Bob Seijas]

The GIs don't look heart-broken about it

[CINDERS]

Guess you cannot blame them still at least they can smile there are not to many smiling faces from the carnage of war, perhaps he was covered by his comrades after his demise and perhaps a war photographer always on the look out had a quick "Look here's the enemy pose for us will ya the folks back home will love it"

[Bill Hollinger]

I thought this one had been talked about this photo before and he was wounded. Ah, my memory isn't what it used to be