American soldier wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire in a cave in Siegen, Germany, on April 3, 1945. [623x800]

Image from preview.redd.it and submitted by Feiruzz
image showing American soldier wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire in a cave in Siegen, Germany, on April 3, 1945. [623x800]

ImitationRicFlair on April 4th, 2021 at 16:09 UTC »

The Holy Roman Emperor had a huge head, it seems.

TotalTurmoil on April 4th, 2021 at 17:20 UTC »

Pfc. Ivan Babcock of the US Army's 165th Signal Photo Company Poses with the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire in a cave in Siegan, Germany, 3 April 1945. US Army Photo by T/5 E. Braum.

hachetteblomquist on April 4th, 2021 at 19:00 UTC »

Some of the most famous men in history wore and fought for that crown just for some private to light himself a cigarette and throw it on his head hundreds of years later, God I love history