These are times where I question how the hell my ancestors survived long enough to pass on their genes.
Remarkable-0815 on
Back in the days before the worth of the individual/dignity had not been invented yet.
Agreeable_Top3671 on
Maybe next time you post a history meme check whether it actually happened
Kawauso_Yokai on
In reality, even now, few armies will risk returning a body “no matter cost” (sometimes even the wounded)
SealSeal212 on
America still abides by those policies. They WILL get your body home, or die trying.
I remember an account from a French soldier in the Middle East, saying how they always wanted an American in their unit, because guaranteed their survival or something of the sort.
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Dark humor and history collide sometimes medieval solutions really were the definition of “if it works, it works.”
It’s almost as if these are completely different armies, time periods and cultures.
The Mongols never [did this](https://thebulletin.org/2023/08/catapulting-corpses-a-famous-case-of-medieval-biological-warfare-probably-never-happened/) btw.
These are times where I question how the hell my ancestors survived long enough to pass on their genes.
Back in the days before the worth of the individual/dignity had not been invented yet.
Maybe next time you post a history meme check whether it actually happened
In reality, even now, few armies will risk returning a body “no matter cost” (sometimes even the wounded)
America still abides by those policies. They WILL get your body home, or die trying.
I remember an account from a French soldier in the Middle East, saying how they always wanted an American in their unit, because guaranteed their survival or something of the sort.
https://i.redd.it/9qy2t4r71uxf1.gif
Cook it, enjoy free supplies during siege.