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"You...you would not believe the things I have...seen. What these...these hands have done."

This is a painting that was made of a real, but unnamed marine, during the Battle of Peleliu in 1944. It was created by Thomas Calloway "Tom" Lea III, a war artist and correspondent for LIFE magazine who worked alongside the soldiers at the front..

The artist describes the soldier as such:

"He left the States 31 months ago. He was wounded in his first campaign. He has had tropical diseases. He half-sleeps at night and gouges J--- out of holes all day. Two-thirds of his company has been killed or wounded. He will return to attack this morning. How much can a human being endure?"

There is one subtle detail to the painting that I'd like to point out. If you look closely at the Marine's helmet, you can see that it has been dented; possibly by low-velocity shrapnel from a bomb or the butt of a rifle in hand-to-hand combat.

Only the marine himself knows for sure.

This is a painting that was made of a real, but unnamed marine, during the Battle of Peleliu in 1944. It was created by Thomas Calloway "Tom" Lea III, a war artist and correspondent for LIFE magazine who worked alongside the soldiers at the front..

The artist describes the soldier as such:

"He left the States 31 months ago. He was wounded in his first campaign. He has had tropical diseases. He half-sleeps at night and gouges J--- out of holes all day. Two-thirds of his company has been killed or wounded. He will return to attack this morning. How much can a human being endure?"

There is one subtle detail to the painting that I'd like to point out. If you look closely at the Marine's helmet, you can see that it has been dented; possibly by low-velocity shrapnel from a bomb or the butt of a rifle in hand-to-hand combat.

Only the marine himself knows for sure.

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Sapper Tales: The adventures of Sapper Duffy, Part 3

+500 pts ... he didn't stop in Berlin aswell. neither he did in Moscow. HONOR'D +500 pts .. or on the pacific front..

+500 pts ... he didn't stop in Berlin aswell. neither he did in Moscow. HONOR'D +500 pts .. or on the pacific front..

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Sapper Tales: The adventures of Sapper Duffy, Part 2

USH Ma And soo the fat sappar steamrolled over those goddamn axis and the day was saved... but our hero didn't stopped just'there...

USH Ma And soo the fat sappar steamrolled over those goddamn axis and the day was saved... but our hero didn't stopped just'there...

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Sapper Tales: The adventures of Sapper Duffy, Part 1

Sir? Whos the chap we got from transfers? No idea Duffy. It only says hes a sapper... CAKA PING PING PING RING ARTISTS F-F-FACEPALM MOMENT EJECT TBG? y/n

Sir? Whos the chap we got from transfers? No idea Duffy. It only says hes a sapper... CAKA PING PING PING RING ARTISTS F-F-FACEPALM MOMENT EJECT TBG? y/n

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"I'll have you know, that this vehicle only has a 60% of bursting into flames going up a gentle incl...

"The Ferdinands could not handle the ascent of the hill. We thought they had got hit by Artillery, but after their engines caught fire, one after the other, we assumed their engines had over-heated and exploded."

Potential History: The Ferdinand: What Not To Do When Building a Tank:

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"The Ferdinands could not handle the ascent of the hill. We thought they had got hit by Artillery, but after their engines caught fire, one after the other, we assumed their engines had over-heated and exploded."

Potential History: The Ferdinand: What Not To Do When Building a Tank:

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When your Stuka becomes a U-Boot

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE LUFTWAFFE MEMES BUT REALLY THE KRIEGSMARINE AT HEART

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE LUFTWAFFE MEMES BUT REALLY THE KRIEGSMARINE AT HEART

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We have folded our torpedoes over 1000 times, so we don't even need to use explosives.

TO SHOW YOU THE POWER OF THE IMPERIAL IAPANESE NAVY I SAWED THIS BOAT-IN HALF!

TO SHOW YOU THE POWER OF THE IMPERIAL IAPANESE NAVY I SAWED THIS BOAT-IN HALF!

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Main CQC weapons of WW2

ABSOUT VOOKA

ABSOUT VOOKA

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Fallschirmjäger Glider Alternative

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ja! mein herr hoho! für gogs sake look am the bomb! this is why we're loşing thę war godammit Memecenter.com

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Invaded Norway. Jerry MIA. Bored, Send Help.

DURING WW2 THE UK SENT COMMANDOS TO RAID NORWEIGEN COAST VILLAGES THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THIS, THEY COULDNT FIND ANY GERMAN SOLDIERS ATALL SOA SOLDIER SENT A TELEGRAM TO "A. HITLER, BERLIN": "you said in your last speech German troops would meet the British wherever they landed. well, where are your troops?" A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, HITLER SENT OVER 10 000 GERMAN TROOPS TO NORWAY, WHICH WAS STATIONED THERE FOR THE REST OF THE WAR ОН НЕ МАD MAD

DURING WW2 THE UK SENT COMMANDOS TO RAID NORWEIGEN COAST VILLAGES THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THIS, THEY COULDNT FIND ANY GERMAN SOLDIERS ATALL SOA SOLDIER SENT A TELEGRAM TO "A. HITLER, BERLIN": "you said in your last speech German troops would meet the British wherever they landed. well, where are your troops?" A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, HITLER SENT OVER 10 000 GERMAN TROOPS TO NORWAY, WHICH WAS STATIONED THERE FOR THE REST OF THE WAR ОН НЕ МАD MAD

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"Tovarisch! If you hit, then you are anti-air. If you miss, then you are light artillery."

GERMANY BRITAIN AMERICA RUSSIA MC memecenter.com/kickassia

GERMANY BRITAIN AMERICA RUSSIA MC memecenter.com/kickassia

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when was the rice cooker invented. ALL SHOPPING NEWS IMAGE: 1956, Rice cookers before 1956:

when was the rice cooker invented. ALL SHOPPING NEWS IMAGE: 1956, Rice cookers before 1956:

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Who won World War 2?

America won World War 2 It was the Soviets as they took most of the losses and stopped the Nazi War machine It was the accumulated effort of the ally powers as they split the Nazi forces across so many fronts that they couldn't launch a major offensive on any front meaning their loss was inevitable no matter who got to Berlin first No single party can claim to have won the war as if it wasn't for American industry replacing that lost by USSR and UK, British espionage missions that destroyed Nazi super weapons and the Soviet military doctrine then the ally would have lost. There was also British naval blockade that prevented Germany getting the resources it needed, the US occupying the Japanese so they couldn't invade the USSR, failure of Axis powers to secure the oil supply in Africa and the military mistakes made by Italy and Germany like Stalingrad

America won World War 2 It was the Soviets as they took most of the losses and stopped the Nazi War machine It was the accumulated effort of the ally powers as they split the Nazi forces across so many fronts that they couldn't launch a major offensive on any front meaning their loss was inevitable no matter who got to Berlin first No single party can claim to have won the war as if it wasn't for American industry replacing that lost by USSR and UK, British espionage missions that destroyed Nazi super weapons and the Soviet military doctrine then the ally would have lost. There was also British naval blockade that prevented Germany getting the resources it needed, the US occupying the Japanese so they couldn't invade the USSR, failure of Axis powers to secure the oil supply in Africa and the military mistakes made by Italy and Germany like Stalingrad

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Messer-shit

I think I'm feeling more pride for the image title than I think it deserves.

I think I'm feeling more pride for the image title than I think it deserves.

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Fly me Closer, I want to hit them with my sword

FLY ME CLOSER I WANT TO HIT THEM WITH MY SWORD Lickmeme.com

FLY ME CLOSER I WANT TO HIT THEM WITH MY SWORD Lickmeme.com

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It's Just a Prank, Bro!

During the second world war the germans built fake airfields with fake wooden planes. Allies let them build it ands then dropped a wooden bomb on it.

During the second world war the germans built fake airfields with fake wooden planes. Allies let them build it ands then dropped a wooden bomb on it.

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