A British soldier hiding from the rain under an overturned Tiger tank. Italy 1944

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image showing A British soldier hiding from the rain under an overturned Tiger tank. Italy 1944

sweetvegetable on April 20th, 2018 at 12:36 UTC »

How is he so strong?

ofclanwalker on April 20th, 2018 at 13:00 UTC »

I would hate to be wrong about how stable it is on its side. Or if a bird landed on it...

AngloQuebecois on April 20th, 2018 at 14:58 UTC »

For those worried about the tank falling over you should see other photos from WW2 which showcase how little regard for risk most soldiers had.

My grandfather was an artillery commander and I remember from him that soldiers of the time expected to die anyday. Part of the horror of war is having your perspective of safety and risk completely shattered. The whole world is do dangerous that the idea of accidents like the tank falling over or things like the risks of smoking become things you just stop worrying about.