French Foreign Legion
Campaign Dress, North Africa
1900 - 1911
Officer in new 1903 Khaki drill
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Taken from "Uniforms
of the French Foreign Legion"
The Legion Sergent is drawn from
the famous Legionnaire pose of three men at Figuig in 1908. The gold
stripes on the forearm indicate rank/
The Officer is take from a sketch
of Selchauhansen, killed in action at El Moungar 1903. The Khaki uniforms
were introduced in 1895 but took time to be fully adopted. the Kepi, with
or without white or khaki covers were more often worn in the field.
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