Always pains me to see pictures like these, when you know had he lived an extra two months, he could have survived the war and gone home. Great job on the colourisation, really poignant.
It's sad to think how close this was to the end of the war. :-/ Then, couple that with the fact it was a sniper shot and he probably never saw it coming. War is tragic.
I know this comment will get buried, but this guy was out of ammo (notice the bolt in the forward position). The 1918A2 fired from an open bolt. He must have run out of ammo (at least in that particular magazine) and went for a grenade.
YoureTwistinMyMelon on March 10th, 2018 at 13:26 UTC »
Always pains me to see pictures like these, when you know had he lived an extra two months, he could have survived the war and gone home. Great job on the colourisation, really poignant.
AWhaleGoneMad on March 10th, 2018 at 13:33 UTC »
It's sad to think how close this was to the end of the war. :-/ Then, couple that with the fact it was a sniper shot and he probably never saw it coming. War is tragic.
Hesalite on March 10th, 2018 at 15:17 UTC »
I know this comment will get buried, but this guy was out of ammo (notice the bolt in the forward position). The 1918A2 fired from an open bolt. He must have run out of ammo (at least in that particular magazine) and went for a grenade.