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    German infantryman in late-war uniform

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:June 20, 2024
    • Post category:Infantry/Rui Candeias

    Rui’s RenditionsAn anonymous German infantryman in late-war uniform. Possibly late 1917-1918.Of note are his trousers which, in my opinion, were made of feldgrau instead of grey cloth. Due to a…

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    Two Stormtroopers pose with their tools of trade

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:May 23, 2024
    • Post category:Infantry/Rui Candeias

    Rui’s RenditionsTwo Stormtroopers pose with their tools of trade during training. The exact date and location are unknown. Great War PeriodOf note is the clear view of a wire cutter,…

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    ‘the emptiness of the battlefield’

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:November 7, 2022
    • Post category:Aleksander Lie/August 1914/Cavalry/Infantry/Training

    During the opening weeks of the war soldiers on all sides noted how empty the battlefields were. The Germans came up with a term to describe this; 'die Leere des…

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    Rui’s Renditions-grenade throwing techniques.

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:July 7, 2022
    • Post category:Infantry/Rui Candeias

    One of a set of undated photos demonstrating grenade throwing techniques. Some of the photos have red arrows showing the movements to be made. Location unknownThe soldier has no cypher…

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    Infantry Doctrine-6

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:August 23, 2020
    • Post category:Infantry

    Infantry Doctrine-6 When viewing the picture above, obviously the firing line in front was covering the firing line in the back, which was “jumping” forward. The infantry moved forward by running…

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    Infantry Doctrine-5

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:August 15, 2020
    • Post category:Infantry

    Infantry Doctrine-5 The Boer War revealed the next dilemma when it became obvious that the firepower of modern rifles led to a superiority of fire over movement. Translated into German military…

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    Infantry Doctrine-4

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:August 8, 2020
    • Post category:Infantry

    Infantry Doctrine-4 The most important changes provided by both the Lebel and the commission rifle were range and the use of smokeless powder. Almost instantly, this change made many of the…

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    Infantry Doctrine-3

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:August 1, 2020
    • Post category:Infantry

    Infantry Doctrine-3  In particular, the bloody assault of the Guard Corps on the strong French position at St Privat created the myth of the brave guard infantry dodging fire and facing…

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    Infantry Doctrine-2

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:July 25, 2020
    • Post category:Infantry

    Infantry Doctrine-2 Only a very few elite Prussian units, such as light infantry battalions (the Jäger), were equipped with the more precise rifled muzzleloaders. Staffed with NCOs and men having a…

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    Infantry Doctrine-1

    • Post author:joerookery
    • Post published:July 19, 2020
    • Post category:Infantry

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Infantry Doctrine-1 Sometime during mid-August in 1914, a young French cavalry lieutenant, René…

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