23142 - German Infantryman Advancing, 1916-18 Scots Guards Bass Drummer long knives

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A “Marius Mule” refers to the logistical system introduced during the reforms of Gaius Marius

woodland edges and gardens

Accurate rifle fire

At close range (around 15–30 metres)

23142 - German Infantryman Advancing, 1916-18 Scots Guards Bass Drummer long knivesGerman Infantryman Advancing, 1916 18 This detailed miniature depicts a German infantryman advancing on the Western Front during the later years of the First World War, from 1916 to 1918. It represents the ordinary frontline soldier of the Imperial German Army, fighting through some of the most intense and demanding battles of the conflict. By this stage of the war, the Western Front had become dominated by trench systems, artillery bombardments,