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Post by Ironsides on Oct 27, 2020 12:08:42 GMT
The thread on the Canadians and potential conversions raised my interest in Portugal particularly after reading about the battle of Lys where 20,000 Portuguese faced up to 100,000 Germans...
Seems that the uniforms/weapons are much the same as the Brits, though there are a lot of standing collars in pics there are also falling collars as well, this is is the ony real difference I can see. Officers uniforms look very individual with British/French looking varieties.
Equipment looks very similar except that a blanket roll or overcoat is often wrapped round the pack like the french.
Heres some pics from the IWM:
I dont know if this link will last but if not put "Portuguese " in the search field
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Post by Chris D on Oct 27, 2020 13:53:55 GMT
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Boom Boom out go the lights
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Post by Boom Boom out go the lights on Oct 29, 2020 9:35:26 GMT
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Post by John the Red on Oct 31, 2020 16:37:52 GMT
There are a couple of episodes on Portugal in WWI, on U tube / The Great War series (excellent series for all sorts of WWI aspects) ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxgF79aGZg&list=PLNbtAtopU7DXYitQJZ6H3WLuqPhi1_Rjc&index=364 ) They were rather unlucky. I believe two divisions were sent to the Western Front and then the Government changed. The new one was unenthusiastic about the War and pretty much left them to wither. They were in the process of being relieved after a hard stint in the frontlines when hit by the German 1918 offensive and suffered heavy losses. The Lisbon museum is definitely worth a look if you get the chance. cheers |
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Post by pll on Nov 1, 2020 10:39:06 GMT
I too have visited the Lisbon Army Museum. Well worth a saunter around and easy to take some pictures since there were so few others there when I visited. An impressive collection of artillery pieces as well as other interesting arms and uniforms exhibits. The building too was notable architecturally with its ornate tiled courtyard.
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