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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 days ago

Nazi Schwimmwagen entering water, WW2, 1942

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Nazi Schwimmwagen entering water, WW2, 1942

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 days ago
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  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    The weird texturing on the photo makes it look like carbon fiber.

    • Sidyctism II.@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I initially thought it was some form of netting

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    The swimming wagon, love the name

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    Are you sure that’s a ‘swimming wagon’ … it looks more like a ‘diving wagon’ that’s headed for the bottom of the lake

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      “We’ll be dry as a bone, I promise!” - Man heading into the water at a 70 degree angle

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        German salesman slapping the side of the car … ‘This baby can dive to 20,000 leagues under the sea’

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