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Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

I think he's Russian...the helmet looks that way. And the Soviet Stick grenade was shorter than the Nazi one.
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

He was russian allright :) Now he's dead.. awesome post :)
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

wonder if the fuse still works? :D
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

I just read some stuff from wiki. It's an RPG-40 anti-tank grenade.

The RPG-40 was an anti-tank hand grenade developed by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its anti-tank capability came from blast effect produced by the detonation upon contact of 760 grams of explosive contained in it. This effect enabled about 20 mm of armour to be penetrated, and secondary damage, such as spalling, by contact with thicker armour. This made the grenade very effective against earlier German tanks, but ineffective against later models, such as the Panzer IV and the Panzer V, leading to the RPG-43 replacing it in 1943.
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

Dumb ass
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

awesome post
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

That's a cool picture
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

Nice info & pic!
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Re: Dead Soviet Soldier Still Clutching a Grenade.

It looks like he got bored waiting for a german tank


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