A Prussian Landwehrmann tanning rat skins in a dugout, WWI.
The trench soldier had to cope with millions of rats. They were attracted by the human waste of war – not simply sewage waste but also the bodies of men long forgotten who had been buried in the trenches.
The trench soldier had to cope with millions of rats. They were attracted by the human waste of war – not simply sewage waste but also the bodies of men long forgotten who had been buried in the trenches.
It's possible that he used the skins to make patches for repairs to uniforms.
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