Under Fire

[cyberia]

A Wehrmacht soldier weaves through rough terrain to reach a wounded kamaraden

[cyberia]

Hunched, A US Marine pushes ahead during an island firefight

[Pirate-Drakk]

Originally Posted by Airchallenged

S Sgt. Norm Hatch (arrow over head) and his assistant, Pvt. William Kelliher (to his right) tape footage of 1Lt Alexander Bonnyman's MOH charge. His footage is the famous one of the Japanese soldiers running through the background with marines firing at them.

That's the one of the main command bunkers on Tarawa if I'm not mistaken. You can tell by the "T" shaped air ducts. The marines poured gas down them and then tossed in a match... Tarawa was not a pretty place to visit that week.

[cyberia]

A Landser moving up

[Horch]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Japanese children, helmeted then hurried into a rifle pit by US Marines,
hold fingers in their ears as the battle for Okinawa continues around them

Japanese children, on Okinawa? I think the Japanese had most all civilians sent back to the main land or such. Especially woman and children. Perhaps they were locals?

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Horch

Japanese children, on Okinawa? I think the Japanese had most all civilians sent back to the main land or such. Especially woman and children. Perhaps they were locals?

Info provided stated Japanese.

[cyberia]

Fallschirnjäger under heavy fire during the Ardennes Offensive

[cyberia]

American troops taking fire in Germany, 1945

[cyberia]

British troops under heavy fire during the retreat from Dunkerque

[Tom Houlihan]

Originally Posted by cyberia

More proof that no matter how much Man mucks things up, Nature will persevere.