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German troops cross the border into the Soviet Union (1941) (lemmy.nz)
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[โ€“] Skua@kbin.earth 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think it's because the artist that colourised it (Flickr user Cassowary Colorizations) left the soldiers quite desaturated compared to the rest of the image. It looks fine in the original greyscale

[โ€“] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thanks that is probably accurate and true. The bottom right side still retains some ghosting that could be indicative of compositing.