on June 28 2014 18:05:10
Made for 3 more reads. Yay!  |
on June 29 2014 04:27:55
hehe 15 now  |
on June 30 2014 10:24:44
Fín grein og sera áhugaverd mynd.
Men eg eri tó eitt sindur skuffaður um, at vit ikki kláraðu eitt heilt ár uttan tíðindi |
on June 30 2014 11:27:19
Well tí at tad hevur veri so leingi uttan, so havi eg mist evni til at skriva eina goda grein |
on June 30 2014 11:42:20
Haldi tú hevur mist evni til at skriva ein góðan setning... |
on June 30 2014 11:59:38
Eisini tad! |
on June 30 2014 12:01:40
Havi brúk fyri at nullstilla heilan, so gott at tad verdur 27-28 gradir leygardagin , og eyka stuttligt um tad var Franz Ferdinand sum spældi |
on July 02 2014 12:21:59
"makeshift stick"... Nah, I'm pretty sure that's a real stick  |
on July 02 2014 19:32:19
Maybe the guy took a crutch and broke some bits off, so he could use it as a stick. |
on July 03 2014 02:49:46
Wondering why the guy on the left is in a completely different uniform. |
on July 03 2014 12:51:47
That's because he's wearing a German uniform! |
on July 03 2014 13:03:09
I thought the 2 guys were wearing British uniforms and the guy on the left a French one.
I remember seeing light blue uniforms at the Imperial War Museum's trench/WWI section, but don't remember the details.
If people are desperate to find out, they could buy this book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated-Encyclopedia-Uniforms-World-War/dp/0754823407 |
on July 03 2014 13:45:07
The photo is clearly a colorized B/W photo, so the colors may not be right.
I don't think he's French, as it seems most of the French uniforms were double-breasted or had chest-pockets. I think that might be the M1910 Vereinfachte Feldrock, which is Feldgrau, a designation for a color that apparently is not clearly defined, but may be either greenish or bluish. The collar and cuffs seem to match, as well as the number of buttons; 8 on the front, 3 on the cuff.
Here are some more colorized photos from WWI, many of which have Germans in gray-blue uniforms.
This interesting article says that they are indeed two British soldiers and a German. The article shows the original B/W photo, and it turns out the photo has not just been colorized, other soldiers have been photoshopped out of it. |
on July 03 2014 16:37:34
Good find |
on July 03 2014 20:23:19
It wasn't the uniforms as such that told me he's German, but his cap.
The two on the right are clearly wearing British uniforms with the standard issue helmets for the age, while the guy on the left is wearing the late-war issue cap of the German infantry.
The width and color of the band running across the cap, along with the insignia on the front (could be either one or two insignia above each other) told of which Division and Regiment they belonged to. |
on July 04 2014 09:04:12
Well done Vuz and Jogvanth for solving this week's conundrum and thanks Norlander for creating it.
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on July 28 2014 20:10:19
The war began 100 years ago today. |
