United Bricks WW1 French Soldier (Mid-Late War) Custom Minifigure Custom Minifigure The centuries old Dutch tactic

The centuries old Dutch tactic of flooding part of the countryside to protect the major western cities from invasion

"Blind Vigilante" Collection

and its munitions reserves were limited

a war of attrition took hold on the expansive Eastern Front

especially after the Soviet Union's initial series of defeats

United Bricks WW1 French Soldier (Mid-Late War) Custom Minifigure Custom Minifigure The centuries old Dutch tacticUnited Bricks WW1 French Soldier (Mid Late War) Minifigure Experiments with a more practical colour for uniforms had begun prior to the war, with "horizon blue" being the end result. Edit Production of cloth in this colour began in the summer of 1914, but it wasn't until the spring of 1915 that the cloth was issued in sufficient quantities to equip most French soldiers. The kepi was also replaced by the more practical Adrian helmet, which was issued