Unearthed World War II Pictures Show A Never-Before-Seen Side of History

Hidden Explosives

Here, a U.S. Army combat engineer is pictured placing something truly explosive inside an empty tank. The estimated half-pound of cans contain TNT explosives. They are being tucked away under an abandoned German Tiger heavy tank. It is approximated that this photo was taken during the Battle of El Guettar, Tunisia. Based on that, it is dated April of 1943.

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