Original caption: "Shanghai people who are trying to escape from indiscriminate bombing of Chinese Air Force(August 14, 1937)"
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Evillittlekenny

Escaping from bombing

After his T-34 was destroyed this burnt and wounded tank commander bails out and yells at his comrades to push on with the attack. The Battle of Berlin, April 1945. Although not the best quality and maybe a staged propaganda pic there's still something about it.

Forward!

Conflicting stories surround this wounded individual.  In researching this photo taken by P. Hennell (surgeon/photographer), the photo was either described as a wounded English soldier (WWII) or wounds resultant of a civilian shogun accident (around the same period of the war).  Regardless, it provides a glimpse into the advancement of medical practices since the Great War, with it's famous, "Men With Broken Faces."  Remarkable advancement, considering many of the wounded in the First World War took to wearing masks to hide their awful injuries.

It also provides a vivid reminder that those dashing lads, in those heroic posted pictures, suffered terribly - enduring horrific wounds and, at times, terribly violent deaths -in this, and all armed conflicts.