Snake Eaters

Gefreiter, 1st [Bavarian] Ski Battalion, 3rd Light Infantry Regiment

1915

German WWI
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This private heads off to war traditionally festooned with flowers for good luck from loved ones. The green embroidered ‘S’ on collar inspired the nickname ‘snake hunters’. By September 1915 the Alpenkorps were advancing through Serbia.

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