The years 1915–17 of World War I saw the Imperial German Army forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, as well as masks to protect against poison gas. The fashionable cavalry regiments soon proved irrelevant on the Western Front; many were dismounted to join the infantry, while new types of unit usurped their prestige – assault battalions, and the air corps. This second volume in a three-part sequence offers a mass of detail on organisation, uniforms and insignia, illustrated with rare photographs and meticulous colour artwork.
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"...beautifully illustrated and the eight color plates show off a variety of WWI uniforms/equipment that are appropriate for armies that fought in the RCW...fills a very necessary spot in my wargaming library... As always, Osprey books form the first line of any 'attack' on a new period of study!" -HMG Reviewing Stand
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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THE GERMAN EMPIRE comprised four kingdoms - Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Wurttemberg - and 21 minor states. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
field tunic officers, yellow braid stripes, white braid stripes, shoulder board underlay, undress tunic, linen braids, collar braids, peakless field cap, state cockade, black centre stripe, bayonet knot, field tunics, peaked field cap, green collar patches, wire centre, matt gold, collar cord, cuff braid, black shoulder straps, unit insignia, shoulder boards, battalion number, regimental number, infantry uniform, mortar battalions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Friedrich Herrmann Memorial Collection, Eastern Front, Western Front, Iron Cross, Gren Gds, Prussian Guards, Air Corps, Balkan Front, World War, Air Service, Alt Larisch, Foot Guards, Prussian Reserve, Old Prussian, Art Max von Gallwitz, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Cuirassier Gds, Fort Douaumont, Fus Gds, Gds Corps, Inf Instruct, Pruss Res New!
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field tunic officers, yellow braid stripes, white braid stripes, shoulder board underlay, undress tunic, linen braids, collar braids, peakless field cap, state cockade, black centre stripe, bayonet knot, field tunics, peaked field cap, green collar patches, wire centre, matt gold, collar cord, cuff braid, black shoulder straps, unit insignia, shoulder boards, battalion number, regimental number, infantry uniform, mortar battalions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Friedrich Herrmann Memorial Collection, Eastern Front, Western Front, Iron Cross, Gren Gds, Prussian Guards, Air Corps, Balkan Front, World War, Air Service, Alt Larisch, Foot Guards, Prussian Reserve, Old Prussian, Art Max von Gallwitz, Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Cuirassier Gds, Fort Douaumont, Fus Gds, Gds Corps, Inf Instruct, Pruss Res New!
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