The injured soldier’s wound became infected until gangrene set in, and the doctor’s were forced to cut off the dead tissue.

When Marco lost blood flow, gangrene formed, the tissue began to die, and he was in danger of losing most of his leg.

Gangrene was a common problem during WWII when soldiers were left wounded on the front and their wounds began to rot until the tissue completely died.

The sickly green and black sign of gangrene on the wounded patient’s skin told the doctor that it was too late to save the poor man’s arm.

The gangrene in his toes was so severe that the dead tissue literally fell off.