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Operation Mercury photographs
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:09 am
by Golf33
This site has a heap of original photos of the German 1941 invasion of Crete. Be warned, some of the content is extremely graphic and disturbing.
http://www.war-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16960
Regards
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RE: Operation Mercury photographs
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:27 am
by Rooster
Very cool, and yes disturbing. Made me stop to think about the "games" I play on my computer.
Those poor FJs look miserably hot in most of those photos.
Don't forget to model the exhaustion caused by those jump suits! [;)]
RE: Operation Mercury photographs
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:15 pm
by PJJ
Valuable photos. They really prove that the old lie "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" is indeed a lie.
It's so easy to forget the horrors of war while playing wargames and moving those squares with symbols on them around the map...
RE: Operation Mercury photographs
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:53 am
by Cage
Surprising to see how old alot of the dead German para's were, mid 20's and quite a few from the same year groups. I'm sure that is no coincidence.
War is brutal.
RE: Operation Mercury photographs
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:24 pm
by MarkShot
Interesting photos and disturbing as lethal combat always is ...
I love war games as an intellectual pursuit, but consider war to be on of the greatest unnatural disasters of which human's are afflicted.
I also spend a lot of time watching historical documentaries on Iraq, WWII, Vietnam, the Civil War, ... As terrible as it is, war is a fascinating topic as it has been a central activity by which our societies and lives have been shaped.
Well, maybe I am get too philosphical for a game forum ...
RE: Operation Mercury photographs
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:56 pm
by MengCiao
ORIGINAL: MarkShot
Interesting photos and disturbing as lethal combat always is ...
I love war games as an intellectual pursuit, but consider war to be on of the greatest unnatural disasters of which human's are afflicted.
I also spend a lot of time watching historical documentaries on Iraq, WWII, Vietnam, the Civil War, ... As terrible as it is, war is a fascinating topic as it has been a central activity by which our societies and lives have been shaped.
Well, maybe I am get too philosphical for a game forum ...
Marvelous Photos. The dead soldiers disturbing, but the amount of destroyed equipment was very instructive.