Which officers are these? Specific names.

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Jan 19, 2022
9:00:06am

IrishBlue All-American

Which officers are these? Specific names.

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IrishBlue

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Interesting (colorized) pre-WWII photo during war games in upstate NY in 1939.

Emmett Fitz-Hume

1/19/22 8:57am

Why did they invite the park ranger?

ReyOso

1/19/22 8:59am

Which officers are these? Specific names.

IrishBlue

1/19/22 9:00am

Imperial Japanese admiral Nakamura, General Walter short, and Wehrmacht Genera

1/19/22 9:14am

RE: Imperial Japanese admiral Nakamura, General Walter short, and Wehrmacht

1/19/22 9:16am

The cut of their uniforms looks goofy in modern color

EQD2

1/19/22 9:23am

why did their pants flair out like that? any function (like was it for big

CrashMcLarson

1/19/22 9:29am

My understanding is that it was all fashion.

EQD2

1/19/22 9:32am

They are jodhpurs. They are designed for horseback riding and are flared above

1/19/22 9:38am

Isn't this a world war II era photo? Were flag officers riding horses in WWII?

EQD2

1/19/22 9:48am

It's prewar idk exact dateEDIT but sometime between 33-41 since that was when

1/19/22 9:59am

The uneven terrain thing actually sort of makes sense.

EQD2

1/19/22 10:12am

It was a holdover from the cavalry days. Lots of big hitters in the US Army

Emmett Fitz-Hume

1/19/22 10:24am

So they could sneak outside food & drinks into the movie theaters.

jordbyu

1/19/22 9:50am

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