German Jackboots

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German Jackboots

The marching boot (Marschstiefel), more popularly known to the soldiers as the 'Dice Shakers' (Knobelbecher) and to the British as the 'jackboot', have been a feature of the German Army uniform since Bismarck's Reich

Picture provided by Epic Militaria ((c)2010), with thanks.

How to cite this article: Rickard, J (10 August 2010), German Jackboots , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_german_jackboots.html

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