Original U.S. WWI Ordnance Department Officer Uniform Russian Artwork & Posters The Saar Campaign

The Saar Campaign

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bolt-actions would be the standard military long arms of the U

this example has a rubber base to prevent slippage during communications

which was used thereafter

Original U.S. WWI Ordnance Department Officer Uniform Russian Artwork & Posters The Saar CampaignOriginal Item: One of a kind. Even though World War I had been raging in Europe for nearly three years, the Ordnance Department had to play catch up when the United States entered the war. With only 97 officers and 1,241 enlisted soldiers, the department had a myriad of problems to overcome. However, by the end of the war, it had solved all these problems, matured as an organization, and adapted to modern, mechanized warfare. It established an