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"but by today's standards a WWII crew was a bunch of under-trained kids manning extremely dangerous equipment. " In nazi germany in the end, it was literal kid
by hutzlibu 5y ago
"but by today's standards a WWII crew was a bunch of under-trained kids manning extremely dangerous equipment. "
In nazi germany in the end, it was literal kids.
- missedthecue 5y agoCalvin Graham was a US navy servicemember in world war two who was awarded the bronze star and purple heart at age 12. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Graham https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Graham
- mgarfias 5y agoI once knew a Japanese dude, older guy, now dead. As a kid (like 12-13) he was conscripted by the Japanese military and made to flight test aircraft.
- tharkun__ 5y agoReminds me of this film. "Die Brücke" (the bridge) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Br%C3%BCcke_(film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Br%C3%BCcke_(film) Not exactly the same but heart wrenching (and gut spilling). IIRC we watched this in history class once.