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    French WWI "Death's Head" Artillery Unit?


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    Posted

    Here's a curious photo that I found while doing a Google search for something else...

    A French artillery unit with "Death's Head" on their Casque Adrian. I thought the "Death's Head" was only a German motif. Anyone seen this before with the French, especially artillery?

    For the curious, that's a 220mm mortar; Mortier de 220mm Modèle 1880

    Posted

    Judging by the way they have their faces and eyes covered perhaps delivering 'gas' shells to the Bosche? The Brits have a similar badge with 17/21st lancer and now the QRL I think, can't be sure that was the last round of cuts and amaligmations?

    Jock :)

    Posted

    Irish.

    Ha !!

    This militaria lark is always a learning game.

    I've been at it for almost half a century, and I still feel dumbfounded at times.

    But, at the end of the day, It's just a hobby.

    Today, this is far, far more important for me .....................

    Posted (edited)

    Hi Rick!

    I´d rather be taking the blond one in the red/white dress, then the blond one in the glass... (in Germany a beer also is called "ein kühles Blondes" (a cold blond, but I think the english trem is "a pale beer")

    Well, I just googled "Tête de mort artillerie francaise".

    By the way, I prefer this lovely one:

    Edited by The Prussian

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