Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

Soviet Soldier, 1939

Finnish soldiers take a dead, frozen Soviet soldier and pose him like a scarecrow as a way to ward off Soviet invasion. Although this happened rarely, there have been a few documented cases of this macabre psychological warfare tactic. Usually, both Russian and Finish soldiers had great resepct for the dead and allowed both parties to retrieve and bury them in peace.

Human Ashes

Soviet soldiers stand over a heap of human remains found at Majdanek concentration camp. The Majdanek camp is known for being one of the best-preserved Nazi camps from the Holocaust.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.