Towards the end of WW2, in desperation Nazi Germany conscripted children to fight the allies.

Child soldiers defending the so-called ‘fatherland’ had little chance of escaping from the armed forces and those who attempting to escape or refused to fight were executed. Children as young as 8 were captured by advancing allied forces and children as young as 12 and under were found serving with artillery units. There is no date for this image showing a ‘child’ POW captured by American forces.

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Author: Alan Malcher

Military historian and defence commentator

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