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
This image has been shared around the internet for years claiming to show a WW2 soldier carrying a donkey, not out of compassion or love for the animal because they’re walking through a minefield and the donkey could set the mines off. It doesn’t. The true story is a lot nicer, contrary to what is … More NOT a donkey being carried across a minefield
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
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
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
Another picture that is shared online with the claims that this is a genuine WW1 photo showing a real soldier in a terrible situation. Often with titles such as “This photo of an unknown soldier captures the horrors of WWI perfectly” or “Australian soldier sitting in the Mud with his head in his hand on … More NOT a real WW1 soldier in the mud
This photo has gone around on social media for a long time, claiming to be a genuine WW1 era photo of soldier suffering from shell shock in the trenches. As someone who analyses old photos for a living I immediately felt that something was off, it just didn’t look right. This time it didn’t take … More NOT a real WW1 soldier with shell shock
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