| A dejected French soldier, recently captured by the Nazi German Heer (“Army”), comes to terms with captivity. He is probably an officer, judging by his leggings, which are leather, not wrapped canvas puttees like rank and file foot soldiers. Note the 2.5 Liter (0.66 gallon) personal water canteen. This is the double-spout version based on the 1 liter (0.26 gallon) canteen, which it replaced in 1915. The 1935 equipment sought to better distribute the various items carried, so the canteen was now suspended by 2 short straps which hung from clips on the undersides of the right-hand ammunition pouch and rear passant cloth strap rather than on its own independent strap as had been the case previously. | |
| Image Filename | wwii0390.jpg |
| Image Size | 3.39 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 4665 x 6184 |
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| Photographer Title | Kriegsberichter |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | June 3, 1940 |
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| Country | France |
| Archive | Scherl |
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| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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