@Chieftain_armor The shortage of traffic cones for the manoeuvring part of the tracks licence necessitated the use of supernumerary troops to literally ’stand in’
@thinkdefence I’ve seen this image before, it is a trial mobile Brigade Command Post /Bunker, the engine and transmission have been removed to lighten the vehicle , the module at the front is a generator for comms etc
@almurray@WeHaveWaysPod@James1940@AirborneSappers@RE_Hist_Society There was a series back in the eighties called ‘Soldiers” one episode titled “Sappers!” A world war 2 sapper recalled the Germans opening up on a bridge build every time they heard hammering, so they carried a panel into bridge took cover then hammered until firing stopped
@sbrown5858 They look a bit small across the instep, the lacing eyelets should be closer together, Altberg although expensive do a fitting service, if you’re able visit their factory in Richmond North Yorkshire it’s well worth it
@George_T_Truth2@crematesjay1 If you invent a country your ancestors can call themselves what they like, the British had two wars over who controlled the territories of South Africa that became a union in 1910, so from that date they were South Africans