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The British Army was probably the best equipped at the beginning of the war. They already transitioned to the more practical khaki colour, faded out the differences between infantry and other branches and developed uniforms for different climates. But of course World War 1 brought its own number of problems for the British Army.
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@lloyddutchsmiley1147 7 лет назад

The other day I was going through some old things in my loft, found a worn faded box filled with metal files etc, amongst one of them the words "T Hudspith 1925" had been scratched into it. after getting out the old photo albums I found it was my Great Grandfather he was wearing a British uniform and it was dated 1917. Turns out he fought in the Somme and had a few of his fingers removed for whatever reason, and this was him returning to Britain. Sadly he died in his early 50s but his experiences of the war are lost, as anyone who knew him are now dead and according to my father, my grandfather had mentioned he never once spoke of his experiences, but would sometimes sit still and focus on an area in the room start to shake and sometimes even be sick. RIP T. Hudspith

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Very cool find. You should digitalise the photos for sure.

@lloyddutchsmiley1147 7 лет назад

I shall send a copy as soon as I do, on another note, my Grandfather (his son) fought during WWII if you would like I can post some pictures of him in uniform etc?

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Sure thing, write down how you found them, want to encourage people to look for more photos.

@lloyddutchsmiley1147 7 лет назад

I will try to find a way to post them. Basically I found them as a result of my grandfathers death earlier this year, he had a pen drive with some photographs on them, as well as issued bibles from 1917, amongst other photographs of him and his family as a child moving into a young adult, do you have a facebook page? I can like some but not all of the photographs to there?

@tironansunfrendlyskies5040 5 лет назад

My father was a Korean War vet, he did talk about it sometimes. I learned things that I'd never considered. He told me that machine guns were just great but then never lasted very long because of mortars. He described fire just disappearing into the human wave attacks. When I got out of the Navy we really had discussions and long silences as we remembered what we had been though. I miss that old man.

@celston51 8 лет назад

The British kit was superior simply because they could pack all their troubles in their old kit bag. And smile, smile, smile. Great episode though.

@arslongavitabrevis5136 5 месяцев назад

Very clever! 😅😅😅

@marsnz1002 8 лет назад

The logistics of war have always blown my mind. Producing the everyday requirements (beyond just guns, bullets, aircraft etc) for an army of millions, then transporting and distributing it day in day out for years on end.

@howardwayne3974 3 года назад

Like the old saying goes , " armatures talk tactics , proffesionals talk logistics " .

@zeppelinboys 2 года назад

the book by david stevenson 1914-1918 really dives into the details on the insane numbers required for food, horses, munitions, etc. it's insane all armies were able to support men in the field for so long

@Jackadiah 8 лет назад

It might be because I'm British but to me the British uniform is possibly the most iconic of the entire war

@TheSteelEcho666 8 лет назад

I'm british too, but the most iconic has to be the german with the pickelhaube.

@rdjhardy 8 лет назад

I think of the first pattern stahlhelm with the with the twin lugs (devil horns).

@Jackadiah 8 лет назад

+TinnedTommy I was thinking about that too, but there's no denying about the iconography of the British uniforms.

@ThePalaeontologist 8 лет назад

Not sure about that. The pickelhaube was phased out whereas the Brody pattern helmet went on way through WWII and somewhat beyond, and was also issued to the Americans, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders and South Africans. I'm sure that it is an iconic image, the early WWI months pickelhaube and field grey uniform, but there is no way it is necessarily more iconic as the fighting tommies with their iconic, dish like helmets. Also, the Brody was sometimes used to cook things in unofficially (I think it was not condoned/banned but it still went on understandably) Fighting tommy in green-khaki with a Brody helmet? Surely the first thing I think of with WWI.

@sean668 8 лет назад

As an American, I think of the pickelhaube and the Adrian helmet. The Brodie looks more World War 2 to me.

@rottenroads6536 7 лет назад

My Great Great Uncle enlisted into the Newfoundland regiment in 1916 at 16 years old, lying his age and claiming he was 19. Standing at 5'4, he fought as reinforcements at Beaumont Hamel (The Somme), he was hit in the eye with a bullet and survived. Now fighting with one eye, he went through normal trench life until 1917. Where on April 12th, outside of Aisne, he was hit in the stomach with shrapnel. He was taken back to his trench on a rubber tarp, and died in the open. He was just 17 years old.

@MrRenegadeshinobi 7 лет назад

ROTTEN ROADS 😢

@Catinagalaxy Год назад

That's sad😢😢😢

@SuperCompany007 8 лет назад

*sips tea agressively*

@Guest-lq6vt 5 лет назад

@crusader_bt1617 3 года назад

@@Guest-lq6vt yes

@musakhanburki2583 3 года назад

Ooooooooooooooooóoooó9

@dylanwilson9131 8 лет назад

Love this channel, ww1 is such an interesting part of history.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+The Peace Lords yes it is

@samuel10125 8 лет назад

+The Great War do a video caparing todays uniforms and combat gear with ww1s.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Kabir Škrijelj How would you quantify that?

@MrJsmproductions 8 лет назад

+Kabir Škrijelj that depends on whether you mean on an individual basis, or as a unit. And what you define as completing your objectives. For example do you mean taking positions or holding them? Etc

@rdjhardy 8 лет назад

Really?

@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 8 лет назад

Jawohl! Thanks guys!!!

@Pipohipo 8 лет назад

My two favorite channels together! : D

@TheRagingStorm98 8 лет назад

Your awesome :D

@richardshort3914 8 лет назад

I believe you mean, 'heartily agree,' as do I.

@SandyEA 8 лет назад

Yeah what you said. :D

@attilarischt2851 8 лет назад

That "Thick German Accent" is what sold your channel. No two ways about it.

@richardsawyer5428 2 года назад

The military reforms of the 1900s (1908 if I recall correctly) are a fascinating subject largely brought about by the Boers teaching us how to fight a modern, well equipped and skilled foe. Even the School Meals Act (universal free dinner once a day at school) was a result of trying to improve the health of future military recruits whilst they were growing up.

@kimchipig 8 лет назад

An interesting thing not mentioned here was that by 1916, very few officers who were anywhere near the front line ever wore their officer's uniform. Most wore a regular enlisted man's tunic and breeches, and instead of the Webley .455 carried a SMLE. The whipcord breeches became quite a term or derision in the army, and was often mentioned in the Wipers Times.

@Alex-kc3ex 6 лет назад

Len Peters I would wear my full dress uniform with my officer sword and my cane, gota look fancy for the enemy

@Alex-kc3ex 6 лет назад

Len Peters Sorry not cane, what I meant was baton or walking stick lol

@Alex-kc3ex 5 лет назад

@almightyinferno killed with style

@kaczynskis5721 5 лет назад

It should be noted that some officers derided the practice - for them, at best such officers were blurring the distinction between themselves and their men, at worst they were being cowardly.

@arslongavitabrevis5136 5 месяцев назад

@@kaczynskis5721 More likely those idiots were bloody snobs as many British officers were.

@KevlarNinja 8 лет назад

I like the British WW1 uniforms. I don't know why; there's just some sort of Je ne sais quoi to them.

@zachbocchino5501 4 года назад

Gaston: I dont know what that means

@stevekaczynski3793 2 года назад

Better than the British WW2 uniform. Battle Dress was utilitarian but that is the best that can be said for it.

@wheel6243 Год назад

my maternal grandfather went to France with the Army Service Corps (ASC) in 1914 and made it all the way through. The family still has his 1914 Star medal with bar. One of his brothers was in the Highland Light Infantry and we still have his cap badge.

@alphapennsylvania9439 8 лет назад

The reason the Highlanders wore kilts is because balls like those don't fit in pants.

@okthen1166 8 лет назад

lol

@gunnerr8476 8 лет назад

I wonder what inside the kilt between their legs?

@normanlesley1867 8 лет назад

Kilts stopped being worn because mud gathered on the hem and froze like razors blades cutting and chafing the legs.

@_--Reaper--_ 8 лет назад

Or maybe its because they have no balls so they wear skirts

@TheEwker 7 лет назад

Kilts were also stopped being worn because the naked legs were caught by gas that irritated the skin

@jzargo7443 8 лет назад

There is something special about wearing a suit and tie into combat

@rdjhardy 8 лет назад

I liked wearing stockings.

@GravesRWFiA 8 лет назад

yeah it says 'shoot me now' sertiosuly ass the war went on several officers attacked their rank badges to enlisted men's tunics. It was called a 'wind up jacket' and there isn't much evidence of it because there was a suggestion of cowardice in these men taking active precautions. there's a wonderful scene in A bridge too far when Col Frost is talknig to his servant about packing for the jump "Have you packed my dinner jacket?" a pained look crosses the servants face before he says "Are you sure you're going to need that sir?" "Well one should hope so?"

@MrSvenovitch 3 года назад

It would look great on you as they close your coffin.

@ThatRedcoat 8 лет назад

Bright redcoats were my favourite

@Bedfordshireman 8 лет назад

I never would have guessed that!

@samuel10125 8 лет назад

it kinda funny the redcoats way have been bright but they actually made enimies surrender thinking there were more soldiers than there really was.

@rdjhardy 8 лет назад

Lines were used against infantry and squares against cavalry. The red coat had gone in field use before Britain adopted a repeating rifle (Lee-Metford 1888)

@JanoTuotanto 8 лет назад

+rdjhardy Yes , with Lee-Metford 1988 they were issued the red coat with stuffed shoulders, neon pink head band and leg warmers, and Walkman with Cindy Lauper tape.

@rdjhardy 8 лет назад

JanoTuotanto That was only on Thursday nights.

@StalkerQtya 8 лет назад

These uniforms remembered me for Captain Blackadder.

@blacknight6558 8 лет назад

Wibble

@woodstockthebird379 7 лет назад

"Sir, what if we should tread on a landmine." Well, standard procedure Lieutenant is to jump 300 feet in the air and scatter yourself across a large area.

@stevekaczynski3793 7 лет назад

Reminds me of Michael Caine's character in Too Late The Hero when a comrade steps on a mine: "You could say he's got us surrounded."

@jamiegray6931 5 лет назад

@colin minhinnick I don't know, the show capitalises on the futility of war and especially in the final episode shows the true horrors and terror the western front posed.

@OneofInfinity. 5 лет назад

@@woodstockthebird379 Legendary 😂

@TheSteelEcho666 8 лет назад

*Produces small Union Flag on stick. Waits excitedly.*

@MaxwellAerialPhotography 5 лет назад

hey, remember when you said the commonwealths and rest of the empire would get its own uniform special. well, its two years latter.

@lakewooded4929 8 лет назад

WW1 gave birth to the trench coat . . . I think the high slit in the back was for ease in horseback riding. The shoulder straps were added to allow retention of the over the shoulder gear. The belt had a metal loop attached for a pistol lanyard.

@Herrbrayne 9 месяцев назад

Currently building a model kit of British soldiers from 1914, so I decided to watch this video as a reference for painting. All of the photos I had researched made me unsure of what color to paint the officer's jacket, since there was so much variation. Now that I know they were tailor made, I am no longer confused. Very informative and interesting.

@Moggster23 6 лет назад

Interesting what you said about puttees being worn the same way on both legs. I had to wear a smaller version of them but wore them differently. On the left leg we wound them counter clockwise and on the right leg we wound them clockwise. We always started on the inside of the leg so they would finish in the same place on the outside of both legs.

@Timasaurus007 8 лет назад

I love Military History Visualised! I started watching his videos a few months ago now. :)

@kapitankapital6580 8 лет назад

the guy with the Lewis gun in your intro has no ammo

@Rickinsf 8 лет назад

Don't let on...the Huns don't know.

@ryanmatthews9767 8 лет назад

best kept secret of the war

@sIurz 6 лет назад

Jesus how many socialists can you like?

@Autechltd 5 лет назад

Shhh shut up and make gun sound effects otherwise the huns will wise up! Pew pew pew pew, ratatatatatatata qqqqqqqqqqshhhhhhboooooooaaaaaa

@AtomicPeacenik 8 лет назад

Yes! I love these episodes.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Andrew Velazquez Next one is Russian Uniforms

@AtomicPeacenik 8 лет назад

+The Great War can't wait!

@hughmccabe3385 8 лет назад

And after that? Austro-Hungary, Italy, Ottoman, Bulgaria, Serbia, Japan, Portugal?

@LukeTheMovieMan117 8 лет назад

I love British WW1 history thank you!

@douglasherron7534 3 года назад

@3:30 The troops in the photo are wearing 1914 pattern webbing which was introduced as there were only 2 companies capable of producing the woven webbing of the 1908 pattern and supply could not keep up with demand. The 1914 pattern was made of leather and could be manufactured by any saddler / former (leather) webbing supplier - of which there were many. The 1914 pattern was similar to the 1908 in terms of harness, straps and location of accoutrements, but the ammunition pouches - which can be clearly seen on the man closest to camera - held 60 rounds and there were only two carried on either side of the belt buckle (120 rounds total). This is different to the two ammunition carriers of the 1908 pattern where 75 rounds were carried in 5, 15 round pouches on either side of the belt (150 rounds in total). In the field, 1914 pattern webbing was ditched for recovered 1908 pattern whenever possible. This was not due to any problem with the 1914 pattern but rather because it marked soldiers out as "new men" rather than "old salts".

@hillbillyknifenut83 8 лет назад

Amazing vid as always Indy an crew ! Love it !!! Thank you !!!

@andybelcher1767 2 года назад

An excellent, simplified presentation that should inspire further research. There is a whole lot more to it. :-) Incidentally, the shrapnel helmet was called just that, apart from nicknames, 'Brodie' helmets is a modern usage.

@TheVargr 8 лет назад

The Scottish units continued wearing kilts until 1940 after the Battle of France was lost

@janmeijer1627 2 года назад

And even therafter, here in the Netherlands 1944-1945.

@jackwei22 8 лет назад

Has uniforms for the Russian Empire been done yet which would be very interesting ?

@mbear1639 8 лет назад

Yep, me too. Love hearing anything about ole Russia.

@ldmitruk 8 лет назад

Military History Visualised is a great channel to follow. Best part of this episode for me was learning about the leather jerkins, I've always been curious about them. Looking forward to more specials on uniforms.

@jointhedogearmy9190 8 лет назад

Great channel...keep up the good work ;)

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Join the Doge Army woof woof

@badvoodoo4090 7 лет назад

Great videos, massive amounts of information rapidly! Love it.

@1984Phalanx 8 лет назад

This episode reminded me of a field trip to a war museum my class took when I was in high school. One of my classmates got to put on an authentic full Canadian forces uniform and kit from the great war and run around in it to demonstrate just how much crap the troops were expected to carry into battle(which is why they often left much of it behind). Those wool coats they wore certainly looked warm though. He was also carrying the dreaded Ross rifle, a gun which I understand was so bad (using the incorrectly sized British ammunition) some would joke that the Ross rifle must have been manufactured for the Canadians by the Germans. lol

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2uGYSQ_-FJU.html - if you are interested in the Ross Rifle.

@1984Phalanx 8 лет назад

Cool, TY.

@1984Phalanx 8 лет назад

The Great War This was a very informative video and even answers a very old question I had about it. Over ten years ago I remember debating with some people online who were adamant defenders of the ross rifle saying their grandfathers had used them for many years as hunting rifles after the war and they didn't know why the forces stopped using it. I've learned in this video that the final version of the rifle aside from being too heavy in the barrel for running and gunning through trenches was actually fit for military service and with a shortened barrel could even be considered better than the lee enfield as the action can fire faster, but by then too many had died as a result of previous problems and no one at this point believed that all the problems with the gun were solved. Very informative video thanks for sharing. I subbed to the other channel.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

YourPalAL Great, Othais' channel is really great for learning this kind of thing.

@gaelforcewind2351 8 лет назад

That's it, I finally caught up! It took just over a month, and I enjoyed every single moment! Keep up the great work!

@dabsafe 3 года назад

My Grandfather wore his kilt into battle in Salonika. 10th Btn 42nd Highlanders (The Black Watch)

@HaakonTheViking 4 года назад

I have a strange love for puttees. I love wearing them, they just look so cool, and are so comfortable. I own 6 pairs as of right now, with 2 more coming soon. They are all reproduction of british, japanese, or viking age ones, except a pair of authentic 1909 vintage Fox's puttees from wellington and Sommerseth that is the pride of my collection. I'm also expection some military surplus swiss ones soon. I wear them while hiking or hunting, or in bad weather (Not the 1909 ones though). They keep dirt and debree from entering your boots or going up your pants. They keep your lower legs snug and reduce noise drastically. And they do actually prevent your legs from getting too wet, as they will not suck up water like cotton or synthetics does, they just get kind of moist, but will still keep you warm. A fantastic invention!

@Zyme86 8 лет назад

Oh neat you partenerd up with military visulized great channel.

@dannyboy1707 8 лет назад

Mathew is quite a help lately!

@yvonneemmert9185 5 лет назад

I will recommend your channel to all who love history! Thank you!

@jsma9999 8 лет назад

Thank you for this film.

@xxalertzachxx 8 лет назад

hell yeah Military History Visualized is a great channel. great video as always guys!

@woodstockthebird379 7 лет назад

I was digging around in my grandmothers basement a few weeks ago, stumbling across a lone photograph of a man, around 16, in British uniform. He was in what was called a "Hero shot", where a picture would be taken of a soldier before going to war. He was part of the Newfoundland Regiment and was wounded by a mild gunshot wound in his upper right face and eye in 1916, He returned to active duty later that year and what he did in that time remains unknown to me. He died from a gunshot to the gut outside of Amiens during the Spring offensive of 1918, "Kaiserschlacht." I have yet to see if anything remains of his war experience (Uniform parts, helmet, cap, pictures, diaries, letters, etc.)

@maxbielinski2276 Год назад

We all know that story was Bullshit, just admit you've been playing too much battlefield 1

@Creekbreezy 6 лет назад

The intro is so eerie and gives me chills every time

@silvioevan11 8 лет назад

7:08 Tam o' shanter FTW! Love these bonnets. Is it too much if I dream with a future episode about caps? (Scottish Glengarry, Serbian Sajkaca, Ottoman Fez...)

@GravesRWFiA 8 лет назад

to add on here. the 03 webbed gear was modular, it could be taken apart and altered for jobs, so a machine gunner would ditch the normal ammo pouches and replaced it with a pistol holster. on the march the haversack was carried on the left hip with the large pack on the back. in assault the large pack was taken off and the haversack moved to the small of the back. The goatskin jerkins were water resistant nd quite warm but in the mud of flanders , they got massively heavy as they picked up the clay like mud. puttees were not wrapped counter clockwise. they were wrapped from the inside of the leg out, the left leg was counter clockwise, the right, clockwise.

@heldaneurbanus5135 8 лет назад

My grandad was very fond of his leather short sleeved vest. Kept it long after WWII, after he retired from the Army. A testament to how practical they were. On the other hand he hated anything that fired the .303 cartridge. He was a small man, slender and only 5'4". Firing the thing, even prone, pushed him back about an inch every shot. Lucky for him he was promoted fairly quickly IIRC. Ended as a Colonel just prior to retirement. Edit: Come to think of it my dad kept his puttees. He's used them when he had to corner and kill a rat in our house to protect his ankles and shins. They look a bit silly but work well.

@henerymag 8 лет назад

I read somewhere that the covering on the kilts was to keep the mud off of them. Mud formed a hard crust that cut into the legs of soldiers.

@johntait491 2 года назад

Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

@kee1haul 8 лет назад

What a great video. So many things I never had any idea about.

@Aec7ann 8 лет назад

Great channel, thanks for your effort and keep doing more vids like this.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

We certainly will.

@unknowntraveller8633 8 лет назад

As you say it is an interesting topic certainly hope to see more uniform specials.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Did you see the other two before?

@unknowntraveller8633 8 лет назад

Yes but find that this part of the Great War is very rarely covered properly. Keep up the good work

@Nicdonova1 8 лет назад

Hey Indy, love the show :) you think you could do a special on boot camp from other nations around this time? I'm curious to see what is the difference between today's and back then and what it was like. thanks you guys :D

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Interesting topic. Maybe we can find out something.

@leadersuccess3761 6 лет назад

awesome video thumbs up.

@jmcf8673 8 лет назад

at 2:35 the soldier was sleeping next to his .303 enfield rifle. note, the cover over the action!(it covers the receiver and bolt area) to keep dirt etc out of the rifle. something I have for my no.4 enfield. those covers are hard to find now-a-days.

@tombarker6245 7 лет назад

Best equipped, best trained and most stylish!

@johnburnett2321 6 лет назад

Hey Indy. Love the show. Can you do the uniforms of the different parts of the British Empire like Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, etc..

@tommyatkins2446 9 месяцев назад

As a Great war living historian with this i can advise the below. The shirts are wool and very hot, as are the puttees. Tunic and trousers are surge, just as hot. The soft Trench cap is preferable to the SD cap. Hobnail boots take some getting used to as they can slide on concrete. The great coat is super warm and i wear it in winter anyway. Fully loaded the webbing is as heavy as modern kit. For all the above i love it, its about the only thing id run into a burning house for lol Also people then werent used to synthetics so wouldnt have batted an eye at wearing wool all the time.

@BFast117 7 лет назад

I've been very interested in these uniform videos, Keep them coming!

@neilwilson5785 7 лет назад

Brilliantly explained. Worth a bit of Patreon, this site. I did.

@TheGreatWar 7 лет назад

Thank you for your support.

@ComfortEagleofJerico 8 лет назад

The 'cor blimey' cap. hahaha Now all Australia needs is the 'ken oarth, cant' boots, the 'nah, yeah' puttees and the 'strewth' tunic. :)

@generalwashington4390 8 лет назад

Keep up the great work! Thanks for making these!

@thurin84 8 лет назад

brilliant! well researched.

@winstonchurchill473 8 лет назад

WW1 is extremely interesting!

@willynthepoorboys2 8 лет назад

I liked this very much,very informative.

@brokenbridge6316 4 года назад

I liked this video very much. It's quite interesting to see various uniforms from WWI. Nice job.

@Rickinsf 8 лет назад

Besides swords, the breeches British officers wore distinguished them in the field. German riflemen knew to aim at the men with "skinny knees."

@sirryanofastora5953 8 лет назад

I would love to see a video on Greece during The Great War.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+Sir Ryan Of Astora Will air this summer

@yoda8246 8 лет назад

Love the Video! Keep up the top notch work👌

@hewettlo 8 лет назад

Indi, incredible show. I love having this as a resource for my students. I'm now teaching military family students in Europe and we can go visit the sites you are talking about. Thank you so much. You do an amazing job giving us a real idea on what life was like in the trenches. I was wondering what life was like for the common sailor. Was life on a ship much different than today? How did the War office determine who was to be a sailor and who was to be infantry? Thanks again!

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Interesting question for the future.

@s.egberink5357 8 лет назад

Great episode!

@joebradford7308 8 лет назад

I forget. Have you/they -speaking to RU-vid and Indy n crew- Done any specials or regular episodes, on the struggle soldiers may have faced with animals of any kind? Wolves, Coyotes, Bobcats etc..? Love your show. I found you last year, binge watched your 1st year or so of this show, and have been hooked since.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

We did talk about the situation with wolves on the Eastern Front. Some AH soldiers were actually killed by wolves during the Carpathian campaign.

@anttibjorklund1869 8 лет назад

That guy in the pic around 2:08 .... was I the only one (probably not) that was reminded of Edmund Blackadder from "Blackadder Goes Forth"?

@rabihrac 8 лет назад

Thanks this helps me understand where my own country's military uniforms came from

@ingmarlaenen6118 8 лет назад

can you make a video about Japan in the war?

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

+DerIngmar12 _ We will, but it takes time

@ingmarlaenen6118 8 лет назад

+The Great War ok great thank you, don't want to push you :D

@ejatheshtfacedenglishguy6693 8 лет назад

It's quite nice to have a video come out on the same day as my birthday

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Happy birthday.

@ejatheshtfacedenglishguy6693 8 лет назад

+The Great War as a young boy with autism, socialising is very hard for me and because I take an interest in the Great War this channel as been one of the only things that keeps me going,after school I used to go home and sit in the corner because I couldn't go and interact with anyone outside of school but this channel has kept me company while keeping me interested in history.this channel got me interested in socialism which lead me to read the communist manifesto and now I know the entire history of Russia while it was under the communist regime.this channel brought my grades up, without this channel I wouldn't have got the top score In my history class.from all of this I can say that without this channel I wouldn't be the person I am at the moment in time,and for that I thank you.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Eja The Sh#tfaced English Guy Wow, that's really great to hear. I hope when we are covering the Revolution, you will be pleased with it.

@ejatheshtfacedenglishguy6693 8 лет назад

+The Great War from a channel as historically accurate as this one, I don't see you guys making any mistakes.

@chez9044 8 лет назад

Come on mate, it's your birthday, you need new resolution, what about changing your name to just English guy? :p happy birthday comrade

@zaca3256 8 лет назад

Such a great channel.

@MrCaptainLarry 8 лет назад

A few little facts you may be interested in: While many British soldiers tucked their cutlery into their puttees at the start of the war, the practice fell out of favour after the introduction of chemical weapons, as it made the legs more susceptible to things like mustard gas. The first Brodie Helmets weren't issued individually - they stayed in the trench and were inherited as the soldiers rotated, just like the positions themselves. Officer cuff ranks disappeared fairly quickly, changing instead to the now more familiar shoulder insignia, as it made them a very obvious target for enemy snipers. British boots were bar-laced, and were not tied in a knot or bow - the soldiers simply wound the single long lace around their ankle and covered it with the puttees - this allowed the boot to be removed with one flick of a knife in an emergency The collarless woollen undershirt that Indy mentions (called a Greyback by the troops) was actually far more akin to the soft flannel that some modern pyjamas are made from than the rough, scratchy wool of the tunic and trousers, and is really quite comfortable to wear. It also had a strip of white cotton tape across the stomach for the soldier to write his number on, so that it wouldn't be mixed up in the laundry. The Service Dress Tunic has little brass hooks at the sides to help carry some of the weight of the webbing - with the large pack attached, the 1908 Webbing can weigh close to 20kg, and that's not including your rifle. British soldiers were also issued with a 'Trench Cap' as the war went on - essentially the same design as the stiff SD cap, it had all the wire stiffening stripped out, and could be rolled up and stuffed in your pocket, but lacked the earflaps of the winter 'Gor Blimey' Gas masks developed as the war continued, but none of them were particularly pleasant. The first series were made of the same material as the greyback shirt, but dipped in chemicals that helped neutralise the effects of the early gases. Unfortunately, these chemicals also made you want to vomit, and were only effective for an hour or so. The later series were more practical, using a charcoal filter attached to the mask by a hose, but were still unpleasant to wear. Imagine wearing a swimming nose clip and keeping a snorkel in your mouth for a few hours, while also wearing a rubberised bag on your head. Still, beat the alternative. There's probably more that I've forgotten, but I'll add them as I remember them.

@TheGreatWar 8 лет назад

Thanks for sharing.

@andrewbisset3616 8 лет назад

I've heard that the cuff insignia for most officers was switched up to the shoulder boards progressively during the War for the same reasons that swords fell out of favor: the cuff badges were more easily recognizable through the scopes of enemy snipers.

@stevekaczynski3793 7 лет назад

The Guards officers had them on the shoulder straps from the start, as time went on other officers also switched to the shoulder straps. Some officers even wore enlisted men's uniforms at the front, with their rank displayed inconspicuously on the shoulders, and went as far as carrying a rifle so they looked less like officers. The result of the harsh school of German sniping and sharpshooting.

@karney6583 4 года назад

Now we need to know what the differences between breeches and trousers are

@laxityazathoth1423 8 лет назад

The kilts of the highland regiments where covered up to help reduce identification of individual units as each regiment had their own tartan. They also carried cloth bandoliers of ammunition (100 rounds) too supplement there webbing ammo load

@AllenBeatcake 8 лет назад

OTTOMAN AND ITALAIAN UNIFORMS NEXT PLEASE! CANT STOP WATCHING UR VIDEOS ABHHHHHB sorry I've gone Insanse and I've been diagnosed with ptgws (Post Tramatic Great War Syndrome)

@anthonystar 5 лет назад

Very informative thanks :)

@keithorbell9500 6 лет назад

Just a aside on the leather jerkins, a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers worn the one his Grandfather had worn in the Desert Rats (7th Armoured Division) in WW2 in the first Gulf War in 1990-1991. His squadron was also in the (reformed) 7th Armoured Division.

@cisco3111 8 лет назад

hooray thanks TGW!! (:

@RiflemanMoore 5 лет назад

Nice that you noted the changes which had to be made to accommodate men commissioned from the ranks. I have an example of one of these developments in my collection, an officer's shoulder rank jacket made to an 'off the peg' size, rather than being tailor made for the individual, dated 1918. It would have been interesting to note the adoption of shoulder rank for officers across the British Army during the war. The cuff rank and attendant worsted braid was decidedly conspicuous so jackets with rank worn on the epaulettes either in metal or cloth became increasingly common though not universal by any means. In 1917 the practice was officially recognized with the cuff rank jacket being finally abolished in 1921 These shoulder rank jackets were derisively known as 'wind up' jackets by some when they first appeared. Some were newly made whilst others were converted from cuff rank jackets, a friend of mine has a photograph of his great great grandfather a friend of whom in the photograph has moved his rank to the epaulettes and removed the cuff braid from his jacket but the scalloped reinforcing pieces where the rank had been attached to the cuffs can still be seen.

@SaturnVII 8 лет назад

These are some snazzy uniforms I must say.

@TheAirborneRogue 8 лет назад

You guys should look at the wonder woman trailer, it would be a good way to bring in more people to the channel. The movie is based in WW1, but has wonder woman of course - but you could just skim that or let indie make his witty remarks :P Just a thought.

@string-bag 8 лет назад

Very enjoyable, love your desk:)

@marcosdelacerda9874 5 лет назад

I wish military uniforms, or at least the regular outfits not the battle uniforms, would return to the same style as World War I and II.

@skilledgames5247 8 лет назад

Hey Indy!Love the show. I was wandering what Puerto Rico had to do in ww1 and what service did it have to the allies.Keep Up The Good Work!!

@rubberwoody 7 лет назад

the guy from 2:05 looks like one of your crew members in the tank mission of BF1

@jimsheen1 8 лет назад

It is worth pointing out that British officers stopped wearing their rank insignia on their tunic cuffs later in the war as this made them very visible to snipers

@FireAssayDevil 8 лет назад

What about greaves? Most people would nowadays would refer to what the British Army called greaves as long leather gaiters, one of the most distinctive parts of a British officer's uniform (after the Sam Browne belt of course). This item (used in conjunction with ankle boots) would be used by the ranks if they could obtain them, as they were much better for the wet and mud than puttees.

@doomimp4025 8 лет назад

They can be seen pictured at 4:55.

@PieterBreda 8 лет назад

Nice episode. Very interesting

@buttslane4491 5 лет назад

Actually, the British army had been moving away from red tunics since the 1830s. Regiments were encouraged to find locally supplied clothing, at least for fatigue duties, as this proved less expensive when on overseas deployment. Gradually during the 19th century British troops could more and more be found wearing grey, brown, green or blue - according to what each unit had purchased for itself. Change was also of course stimulated by the increasing effectiveness of firearms. Red tunics were worn for the last time in battle in the first Boer war (1881). By the late 1880s all units had adopted khaki as the unofficial standard, with its official adoption in 1902.

@richardshort3914 8 лет назад

At the 2:30 mark you mention puttees were put on counter-clockwise. It depends on the leg. They are supposed to end with the point (end of the broad bandage) on the outside, pointed to the rear. This means they are wrapped anti-clockwise on the left; clockwise on the right.

@willmyersw511 8 лет назад

hey could you do about the memorials of ww1 centopah and such)

@MaverickCulp 8 лет назад

I read somewhere that the jerkin was used to facilitate slithering through no mans.

@jon-paulfilkins7820 8 лет назад

That may have been an unintended effect. But it is based on an item of workwear. One reason they were popular because they shed water rather than soaked it, a greatcoat would hold its own weight in water. I can confirm the mobility in them as well (I have worn one when playing WW2 Airsoft). During the war, some Offices who got hold of jerkins would have a collar and sleeves sewn to them for use in the trenches.