German Boy

cirelaw · 03-23-2021, 03:22 PM

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

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

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

169th Baden Infantry

03-23-2021, 03:22 PM	#1
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03-23-2021, 07:11 PM	#4
gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 605 Thanks: 803 Thanked 909 Times in 351 Posts	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! Attached Thumbnails

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03-23-2021, 05:08 PM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	I am truly impressed! TKS