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On the left is Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev, a World War II soldier on the day he enlisted into the military. On the right shows the same person after fighting many fierce battles for 4 years (1941 - 1945), including experiencing a fatal leg injury, and captivity in a notorious German concentration camp where over 90,000 soldiers and civilians died.

Kobytev's dream was to be an artist. In 1941 he graduated with honors from the art institute and was ready for a new artistic life. However, all his dreams were cut short on June 22, 1941, when Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union.

Source: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/evgeny-stepanovich-kobytev-1941-1945/

Those who survive wars, never pray for wars again .

We pray daily for Muslims to turn a new leaf and stop the jiihad

Rapmoney:
On the left is Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev, a World War II soldier on the day he enlisted into the military. On the right shows the same person after fighting many fierce battles for 4 years (1941 - 1945), including experiencing a fatal leg injury, and captivity in a notorious German concentration camp where over 90,000 soldiers and civilians died.

Kobytev's dream was to be an artist. In 1941 he graduated with honors from the art institute and was ready for a new artistic life. However, all his dreams were cut short on June 22, 1941, when Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union.

Source: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/evgeny-stepanovich-kobytev-1941-1945/

Cc: Seun, Mynd44, Lalasticlala, Nlfpmod, OAM4J, Dominique

This is what you call " Battle hardened "

Na wa oh. Why you go the post this kind of old ancient matter that I literally see everyday on the internet

I hate war, may we never experience war in this country ooo

Wars haven't really helped mankind.

That's why I find it so amusing when I see some of our beloved brothers down here clamour for one.

And then they say all is fair in love and war.
All is not fair in war 😩

Man go de plan as en career go be katakata go carry em own come. However he never succumbed to defeat. Morale: always win wherever you find yourself.

War is for the strong🦾💪, where boys become men.

Freshandfitpod:
We pray daily for Muslims to turn a new leaf and stop the jiihad

Your brothers in IPOB, who are trying to start a war like Ojukwu are also Muslims?

No matter what, war is not good

Life dey change person and fit harden some people.

Reason after traveling for years, when you return you'll noticed changes on the people you were with before traveling.

There's no peace without war and people tend to be wiser/more reasonable after a war (don't forget, foolishness comes before war)...

Muslim abeg make una embrace peace nah...Make una practice Wetin una dey really preach say una religion na religion of peace....na only Muslim matters fit cause another world war

In 1941 he was a young man ready to start his creative life as an artist when Germany attacked the Soviet Union and he had to join the Army. Four years later, the difference in his face is striking. A thin and tired face, deep wrinkles, a troubled stare, this man was completely changed after witnessing 4 years of a no-rule war in the Eastern Front.

Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev was born on December 25, 1910 in the village of Altai. After graduating from pedagogical school, he worked as a teacher in the rural areas of Krasnoyarsk. His passion was painting especially portraits and panoramas from daily life. The dream for a higher artistic education came true in 1936 when he started studying at the Kyiv State Art Institute in Ukraine.

In 1941 he graduated with honors from the art institute and was ready for a new artistic life. However, all his dreams were cut short on June 22, 1941 when Nazi Germany attacked Soviet Union. The new artist voluntarily became a soldier and enlisted in one of the artillery regiments of the Red Army. The regiment was engaged in a fierce battle to protect the small town of Pripyat, which lies between Kiev and Kharkiv.

In September 1941, Kobytov was wounded in the leg and became a prisoner of war. He ended up in a German notorious concentration camp operated out of Khorol, which was called “Khorol pit” (Dulag #160). Approximately 90 thousand prisoners of war and civilians died in this camp.

Built on the grounds of what used to be a brick factory, the Khorol camp had only one barracks; it was half-rotten and rested on posts that were leaning to one side. It was the only shelter from the autumn rains and storms. Only a few of the sixty thousand prisoners managed to cram in there. The rest had no barracks. In the barracks people stood pressed tightly against each other. They were gasping from the stench and the vapors and were drenched with sweat.

In 1943, Kobytev managed to escape from captivity and again rejoined the Red Army. He participated in various military operations throughout Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Germany. After the Second World War ended, he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal for his excellent military service during the battles for liberation of Smila and Korsun in Ukraine. However, the High Command refused to award him the Victory over Germany medal since his military career was “spoiled” for being a prisoner of war

Above quote from Reddit's page on the man

Those eyes have seen hell and death right in the face.

I use to tell people that war is the price you pay for peace… you appreciate your current situation if you’ve had it more worse

timilehin007:
Muslim abeg make una embrace peace nah...

Is this post about Muslims, abeg?

YesDaddyTill203:
Your brothers in IPOB, who are trying to start a war like Ojukwu are also Muslims?

This post is not about Biafra or igbos abeg.

War is bad in all ramifications; it is only beneficial to deluded Muslims.

Media propaganda and lies
This Looks more like aging

Those hollows keep a lot of stories that will follow him to the grave...

I think he had a problem with one of his eyes even from his younger years...

The face of someone that has seen seen the horrors of war

manuelkel:
Those who survive wars, never pray for wars again .

Not all bro. Not all.

Adolf
Churchill