WW2 Photo. 1945 January. A Luftwaffe general attempting to teach a hitler youth soldier how to throw a grenade

Jun 3, 2024 8:27 PM

Not what the general signed up for to look after children soldiers, but at least they’re both laughing even though it’s a serious situation with something that can kill you if one wrong move. Also not the greatest to make this seem like a game. But I guess it’s what motivates the hitler youth.

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"This is why we call him no hands Hans."

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Hans Sans Hands

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Does not seem like any Germans involved in the conflict would have been smiling or laughing in January 1945. The Red Army had already entered Prussia and things were going badly on all fronts.

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Probably just a photo op. The PR machine went on to the last days. Some could argue it never stopped.

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I knew a few people who were there and it was pretty fucked up by then

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