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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Military Men
It's military day, and we start the show with some World War I
Germans in a very large shower at Contrai, France.
Largely as a result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, France had, I believe, the largest number of men under arms of any country in Europe. (At the time, the British Royal Navy was the largest, hence British hesitation in joining a land war, hence conscription for the fist time.) These showers at Contrai - in the Gironde - would mirror many others in their lavish instalments - and as we can see, lavish they were.
Largely as a result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, France had, I believe, the largest number of men under arms of any country in Europe. (At the time, the British Royal Navy was the largest, hence British hesitation in joining a land war, hence conscription for the fist time.) These showers at Contrai - in the Gironde - would mirror many others in their lavish instalments - and as we can see, lavish they were.
ReplyDeleteI recall reading somewhere that most of these men had never seen a shower before entering the military.
DeleteA shower they had finally seen but deodorant was still an unknown commodity to the French populace.
DeleteAt least a shower is a good start.
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