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French woman pouring cider for a British soldier, WW2, 1944 (media.kbin.social)
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[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Ok but why is he doing an army crawl up to it

[-] normalexit@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

My guess is to avoid being shot.

[-] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Looks like he's posted as a lookout.

[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

That makes sense

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

He's most likely set as a guard while as his unit moves through behind him.

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