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cirelaw

03-23-2021 03:22 PM

German Boy

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I came across this moving picture of a German boy with early holster, gas mask and camo helmet~ Very Impressive! There is some kind of patch on his arm~He couldn't know that his life would be remembered a century later!

Bill_in_VA

03-23-2021 04:16 PM

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The patch is a machine gunner’s patch - a Maxim on a sled mount.

cirelaw

03-23-2021 05:08 PM

I am truly impressed! TKS

gunnertwo

03-23-2021 07:11 PM

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That's a cool pic. They did a great job with the colors on the helmet. The camo requirement order came in July 1918 so the image is sometime after the directive. The arm badge was awarded to those specially trained soldiers that achieved proficiency with the MG08.

Here's a few of my postcards showing the badges plus the example in my collection.

G2

Bill, I love your avatar!

cirelaw

03-23-2021 07:28 PM

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169th Baden Infantry

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