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
These pictures have been shared online and even published in books, newspaper, documentaries, etc. as being real First World War photos of aerial combat. They’re not. These photos were made in the 1930s by American model-maker and former RAF pilot Wesley David Archer in a plot together with his wife Betty to make a lot … More NOT real WW1 dogfight photos
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 (often titled “The last kiss” is shared all over the internet as a World War Two photo, a dramatic moment of sailors kissing their sweethearts just before being shipped off to the front. It is not. Although a great picture, it is not from the 1940s.As someone who analyses old photos as part … More NOT a photo of sailors saying goodbye during WW2
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