ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Friday, 19 June 2020

1913 Belgian & French Military Exercises....

Greetings...

Michael Perry just sent me this YouTube clip...
So it thought I would share it.... it’s rather interesting/good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcoXi4uJiMU&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3qjq8VXnbwJ4bq8MOHW5ov3ONEFuD7lGOhSMxNCesB3pt16a1KZ_SdIKc

All the best.   Aly

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    1. In a lot of ways it looks more like something from the Franco-Prussian war... but with more machine guns

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  2. A good insight in the pre-WW1 Belgium army. Love the dogs pulling the machine guns! Cheers Greg (Delta Coy)

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    1. Hey Greg...
      The dogs are quite bizarre....
      But one of the things I really liked was how quick the sappers got on with the pontoon bridge...

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  3. Fascinating footage. There is something so Victorian about the Belgian army on the eve of ww1.

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    1. They are certainly from an earlier era...
      Shakos ,Bearskins and Infantry in columns...

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