Originally Posted by
melmothtw
Tactic for what? Already lying dead in the road and the driver either couldn't or couldn't be bothered to go around him.
If you are in a tank and you have enemy in front you run them over.
If in a minefield and you have enemy dead in front you run them over.
Just read some books about tanks in WW2. It's not very pleasant but there you are.
I try to look at war impartially. While such images are disgusting to us in war, they are quite common and not necessarily any indication of brutality.
The vehicle that drove over that body may not even been aware if at night, in battle etc. Of course, propaganda would have us believe otherwise.