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NOT a WW2 soldier with a mobile phone

July 13, 2020

This photo has been shared online with the claim that it showed an 1930s-1940s German soldier using a modern mobile telephone. It does indeed show a man in an 1930s-1940s German soldier uniform on a modern telephone but the photo was not taken during the Second World war, it was taken in 2016. Many people … More NOT a WW2 soldier with a mobile phone

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NOT a German soldier being shot during WW2

October 2, 2019

This photo is being shared online supposedly showing the execution of a German soldier for desertion by his own comrades. It does not. When I saw it I immediately knew something wasn’t quite right but couldn’t put my finger on it.The scene just looked too staged, too posed.Eventually I realised that the firing squad was … More NOT a German soldier being shot during WW2

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NOT a WW2 photo of future enemies kissing

September 26, 2019

This photo has been shared online with the claim that it shows a German soldier and a Russien soldier kissing during the joined invasion of Poland in September 1939. It does not. To me it was obvious that the photo wasn’t authentic, the uniform details weren’t right for 1939 but the people in the background … More NOT a WW2 photo of future enemies kissing

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NOT a real WW2 last kiss photo

September 11, 2019

This photo has been shared online with the claim that is a genuine WW2 era photo of a German soldier and his girl saying goodbye at the station, one last kiss before they part, perhaps for ever. It’s a modern photo. As an expert on daily life in Europe in the 1930s and 1940s but … More NOT a real WW2 last kiss photo

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