Mad to think that those deceased soldier could be anyone's father or grandfather to someone maybe in this subreddit but we do not know it. Always blows my mind
It is of course a colorised version. I found some info in this website.
Liberated soviet Ostarbeiters (forced laborers) and a girl lay flowers on the bodies of American tankers killed in Hilden.
On April 17, 1945, the M24 “Chaffee” tank of the 46th Tank Battalion of the US Army's 13th Armored Division (46th Tank Battalion; 13th Armored Division) was hit by the retreating Germans at the intersection of Hülsenstrasse and from the Ellerstrasse (Ellerstraße; Hülsenstraße) in the town of Hilden. One member of the tank crew was killed, three others were taken prisoner and shot by a German officer. A Soviet forced laborer who witnessed the massacre told the American troops who arrived later.
Sordidlyreforest47 on December 4th, 2022 at 06:43 UTC »
Mad to think that those deceased soldier could be anyone's father or grandfather to someone maybe in this subreddit but we do not know it. Always blows my mind
saucyfister1973 on December 4th, 2022 at 10:13 UTC »
I wonder if they were the crew of the Tank Destroyer in the background. The Soldier closest has "tanker" boots on.
See you on Fiddler's Green boys!
MannekenP on December 4th, 2022 at 13:17 UTC »
It is of course a colorised version. I found some info in this website.
Liberated soviet Ostarbeiters (forced laborers) and a girl lay flowers on the bodies of American tankers killed in Hilden.
On April 17, 1945, the M24 “Chaffee” tank of the 46th Tank Battalion of the US Army's 13th Armored Division (46th Tank Battalion; 13th Armored Division) was hit by the retreating Germans at the intersection of Hülsenstrasse and from the Ellerstrasse (Ellerstraße; Hülsenstraße) in the town of Hilden. One member of the tank crew was killed, three others were taken prisoner and shot by a German officer. A Soviet forced laborer who witnessed the massacre told the American troops who arrived later.