THE BATTLE OF ANZIO, JANUARY-JUNE 1944 - Two captured German paratroopers carrying a wounded British soldier who had lost a foot on a mine, 22 May 1944 Two captured German paratroopers carry a wounded British soldier who has lost a foot in a mine explosion near Anzio, Italy, 1944. This casualty's serious injury is not dissimilar to the kind caused by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan in recent years. The fact that he is carried by German prisoners-of-war is not unusual – prisoners were often used to carry wounded from front line areas. , British Army, German Army

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