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German uniforms in 1914: dark grey British uniforms in 1914: Khaki French uniforms in 1914: in war the side remembered is the sidel with the most style

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For context, the French entered the first world war with the uniform shown below and it took them until 1915 and thousands of deaths to lose the red pantaloons as they were a symbol of French National pride.

In fact, the French minister for war at the time, Eugène Étienne, actually said: “Eliminate the red trousers? Never!"

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Most of world history in a nutshell: Difficult to say for sure. So much time has passed.

1901-1913 1914-1918 -> MY HOTEL ROOM WAS TO THE LEFT. THE ROOMS ON THE RIGHT WERE TOO VIOLENT.

Are you winning, my dear boy? 1927 Yes, papa! We won, son! 1945 AAAA

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