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British soldier with captured Nazi bicycle-mounted anti-tank troops, Germany, WW2, 1945 (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They're kids!

[โ€“] The_v@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

In 1945 toward the end of the war, Germany had teenagers 16 or sometimes younger fighting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkssturm