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German POW's
Submitted by MG72 on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 3:39pm.
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1916, German POW's captured during battle at Baranowicze. Today this is Belarus, but before 1945 it was Poland. At the time of the battle the town was a part of the Russian Empire (as a result of the partitions of Poland). The picture was taken by my great-grandfather who served in the Imperial Army. View full size.
Paging Cecil B DeMille
Submitted by aenthal on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 11:31pm.
The fella with the bayonet on the far left looks straight out of Central Casting, only his bayonet isn't made of rubber, and there is no director to yell "cut, take 40 minutes for lunch."
Trouble brewing...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 11:43pm.
The fellow in the front row, second from the left, has a look about him that says "this isn't over". I can see him in an officer's uniform 23 years later riding in a command car rolling eastward to exact his revenge.
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