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German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by ThroneNGamez(op): 12:35pm On Oct 25, 2025

This is a photograph of a German soldier whose face was severely disfigured by artillery fire during World War I.

He became known as the "faceless man".

Over 60,000 men from all sides suffered disfigurements so severe that traditional surgery could not restore their appearance.

Pioneering doctors like Harold Gillies in Britain and Jacques Joseph in Germany began experimenting with skin grafts, cartilage transplants, and facial prosthetics.

Many of these patients—nicknamed “gueules cassées” or “broken faces”—struggled not only with physical pain but also with the psychological trauma of living in a society unprepared to confront their altered appearance.

https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1981981152765161771?t=8g3bDn1bFHyDebMH0q_7kg&s=08

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Kayberg: 12:41pm On Oct 25, 2025

While those who started the wars are living their fullest…

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by chiiraq802(m): 1:02pm On Oct 25, 2025

Wow....how him dey cari breathe niii....

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Efuaye(m): 1:21pm On Oct 25, 2025

War doesn't birth anything good. Do everything to negotiate peace without the need for war.
Look at Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, and the DRC

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by fuckingAyaya(m): 2:05pm On Oct 25, 2025

If you dream about war when you sleeping immediately you wake up you will become so scared and traumatized. War is not a good thing.

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Saturnalia(m): 8:36pm On Oct 25, 2025

Efuaye:
War doesn't birth anything good. Do everything to negotiate peace without the need for war.
Look at Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, and the DRC

All of you are talking like children. Planet Earth would have imploded 10 times over if not for war.

Go and study the Universal Law of Polarity.

Even Yahweh and Allah and the Olympian Gods including the Egyptian Gods all fought wars.

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by QuiverBox(f): 1:27pm On Oct 26, 2025

Jezzzz, How did he survive for so long

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Hemanwel(m): 1:28pm On Oct 26, 2025*

Someone sustained this type of injury and still made it?? Like how nah??

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by CodeTemplarr: 1:28pm On Oct 26, 2025

All to enthrone their own ethnic group as the supreme one while eliminating Gods own.

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by ednut1(m): 1:29pm On Oct 26, 2025

Efuaye:
War doesn't birth anything good. Do everything to negotiate peace without the need for war.
Look at Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, and the DRC

the current world as we have it today is a product of countless war. Its part of human existence. Even animals fight and kill over territory and resources

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by UkoAnnang(m): 1:29pm On Oct 26, 2025

What a horror look

War no good

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by omoredia: 1:29pm On Oct 26, 2025

Such is life. He is a warrior and has it written on his face. He is an inspiration to future generations. War is the fight for peace

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by ZombieTAMER: 1:30pm On Oct 26, 2025

Saturnalia:
All of you are talking like children. Planet Earth would have imploded 10 times over if not for war.

Go and study the Universal Law of Polarity.

Even Yahweh and Allah and the Olympian Gods including the Egyptian Gods all fought wars.

Go fight then since you like it so much

start from your backyard

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Nahunger(m): 1:31pm On Oct 26, 2025

Hmm, war is not a good thing so Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Hezzyluv: 1:31pm On Oct 26, 2025

This look so untrue to be truth . However, "impossible is nothing"

War no be the way out.

Peace!
Peace!!
Peace!!!

Not the peace wey one religion like that dey practice oooo.

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by omoredia: 1:31pm On Oct 26, 2025

He is an inspiration to the brave and a subject of dread to cowards.

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by correctguy101(m): 1:32pm On Oct 26, 2025

Kayberg:
While those who started the wars are living their fullest…

Everybody get their roles oga...

Most times, the general and the King suppose be the last all these war matters go touch directly.

Foot soldiers na to go fight and die like zombie....

SMH

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Pootle: 1:34pm On Oct 26, 2025

this is to those call for unrest in nigeria, those at the thick of the civil war in nigeria know what am talking about and will never want a repeat of it

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Solowande(m): 1:35pm On Oct 26, 2025

We were not there when this rubbish called war, started but right now we are suffering from all it. Only God knows how many innocent souls had been killed and still dying from all these. #Stopwar

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Smartcitizen: 1:37pm On Oct 26, 2025

Kayberg:
While those who started the wars are living their fullest…

Is Hitler living in your village today?

🥱🥱

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Houseofglam7(f): 1:39pm On Oct 26, 2025

Oh my goodness!
This is scary to look at!😢

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by muyico(m): 1:41pm On Oct 26, 2025

ipod come and see somethings?? war is not moimoi things

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Iceberg3: 1:43pm On Oct 26, 2025

By their theFACELESSman thechameleon adolfhitlexxx martincorridon,tantalus mentalus oko princessonlyffanss we shall know them 😁😁😁

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by judewrites: 1:44pm On Oct 26, 2025

WAR: waste_all_resources

War is all about wastage, nothing more or less.

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Hisroyalbadmeat(m): 1:44pm On Oct 26, 2025

Reminds me of the graphic pictures and videos of Dora Akunyili husband,it will not be well with the miscreants and their supporters, plus their sympathisers, angry

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Arabk25(m): 1:45pm On Oct 26, 2025

Omo the person that even took this shot don't even know the level of damage this has cost. Say no to war

Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by profmallor: 1:45pm On Oct 26, 2025

That is where you miss it, we fight, yes, but we don't have to. There is more than enough natural resources to go around for all of humanity. It's the broken and corrupt world order that leads to scarcities, which eventually lead to wars. We can do without wars

ednut1:
the current world as we have it today is a product of countless war. Its part of human existence. Even animals fight and kill over territory and resources

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by Iceberg3: 1:46pm On Oct 26, 2025

muyico:
ipod come and see somethings?? war is not moimoi things

Yesso,that's why the great warrior usainAefonjeaBOLTed away with the speed of light from small small pulani boys and abandoned the Ilorin to emir gambari to this day grin

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by AMI3(m): 1:47pm On Oct 26, 2025

When there is war gun manufacturers make money.
Some companies that sell this guns are those that instigate this war.
I may not be surprised if somebody out there is making money in Nigeria just to fuel insecurity in the country.

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Re: German Soldier Whose Face Was Severely Disfigured By War (Graphic Photo) by femi4: 1:48pm On Oct 26, 2025

ThroneNGamez:
https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1981981152765161771?t=8g3bDn1bFHyDebMH0q_7kg&s=08[/quote]How did he stayed alive with such disfigured face

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