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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:54 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Vintage Mosin-Nagant pic | ||
I thought this one was interesting. Must have been taken after the Russkys got their butts severely kicked about mid-1915. Not sure if this is a firing squad.  What's German for "Listo... A-punte.... FUEGO!!"? SW
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| Author: | Swede [ Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vintage Mosin-Nagant pic |
Interesting pic. You're right, he doesn't seem to be as happy as the others. |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vintage Mosin-Nagant pic |
I posted this on another site and have been told the troops are Landwehr (sp) of the 21st Regiment somewhere in Belgium. They do seem a bit well-fed to be straight from the trenches. That and kinda old... the meatgrinder of the trenches was not a place to age gracefully. The unhappy soul? Possibly a criminal. I was told a deserter would have been in chains and on his way to becoming target practice for the reserve boyz. SW
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