1965438+In August, 2008, after Germany's large-scale attack on the western front failed, the allied forces headed by French general Fauci began a big counterattack against the Germans, driving all the Germans out of Fabian. The battle to capture the French town of Macquarie Ferry was just a trivial little battle in the allied counterattack, but this trivial battle almost changed the historical process of World War II and even the world because of a soldier's thought.

In this battle, a particularly brave soldier appeared in the British army. His name is Henry Tandy.

1965438+On September 28th, 2008, Tandi's infantry regiment was suppressed by German heavy machine gun Ma Keqin for the first time.

▲ British soldier Henry Tandy who won the highest honor in the war.

At this time, only private first class Tandy stepped forward and bravely jumped out of the trench.

Alone, crawling forward in the rain of bullets, slowly approaching the German position.

When the German machine gunner came into his range, he shot and killed the German heavy machine gunner.

Then Tandy's infantry regiment successfully arrived at Macuan Ferry. This time, the problem is to set up a pontoon bridge under the intensive German artillery fire.

Infantry, you look at me and I look at you. No one is willing to carry out such a narrow escape mission.

At this time, it was Tandy again. He skillfully used the gap between artillery fire to successfully lay wooden boards, so that the British stormtroopers rushed into enemy positions smoothly and successfully forced the dominant Germans to quit the battle.

Just as the fighting between the British and German armies gradually subsided, Tandy, who was preparing to clean the battlefield with his comrades, suddenly found a German wounded soldier.

German wounded soldiers are limping out of their positions and trying to escape. Tandy immediately pointed the gun at the German wounded soldier.

At this time, the exhausted German wounded soldier looked at the dark muzzle, but did not panic.

Just staring blankly at Tandy, it seems that he has completely lost his will to survive, quietly waiting for the upcoming gunshots.

I aimed, but I never shot a wounded soldier? Later Tandy recalled the dramatic moment. I let him go?

Fortunately, the wounded soldiers and the remnants of the German army successfully retreated to the rear, but no one thought that Tandy's choice was actually a choice that decided the whole World War II and even the history of the world.

Because the name of the disabled German soldier he let go was Adolf? Hitler.

▲ The leftmost person in the picture is young Hitler.

Fate is so wonderful, but the heroic soldier's kind choice sent Hitler, the culprit of World War II, back to Germany, which eventually caused the biggest disaster in human history and affected the fate of countless people.

Even Tandy, who later learned the truth, regretted his kindness. But Tandy is Tandy, and he has his own principles. If history could be repeated, he would still choose to let Hitler go, because if he shot an irresistible wounded soldier, he would be no different from Hitler.

References:

American historian David? Louis, the man who made Hitler