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image: a French infantryman guards a regimental tricolore mounted on a flag pole. Behind him, some of his fellow
infantrymen sit on the ground with their rifles stacked.
This is a photolithographic print of an oil painting dating from 1899. Despite this early date, the uniform and
equipment these French infantrymen have is largely the same as that with which they went to war in 1914. The dark blue coats and bright red
trousers and kepis were soon found to be hugely impractical by providing the ideal target for the invading German forces. The power of
First World War weaponry and the onset of trench warfare soon meant that the conflict evolved from something akin to a nineteenth century
conflict to a truly modern, industrialised war. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | French Army Weapons Military Personnel flag / banner / standard Uniforms First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Goupil et Cie, Paris | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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