FW241 General Helmuth von Moltke W. Britain Jack Tars & Leathernecks The triangular shaped blade was

The triangular shaped blade was stronger than the single or double-edged types of the time and created wounds which were harder to treat due to the difficulty of closing a deep triangular incision

was most famous for his cartoons depicting ordinary GI’s during WWII

This Gallic Warrior is feeling supremely confident as

Many of the officers of both the Continental Army and the state militias were typically yeoman farmers with a sense of honor and status and an ideological commitment to oppose the policies of the British Crown

A kneeling NCO rifleman observes the battle as his buddy prepares to load a ‘clip’ of 40mm shells into one of the guns

FW241 General Helmuth von Moltke W. Britain Jack Tars & Leathernecks The triangular shaped blade wasHelmuth von Moltke (1848 1916) first saw active service in the Franco Prussian War of 1870. Rapidly rising through the ranks of the officer corps he became aide de camp to Kaiser Wilhelm, thus becoming part of the Emperors inner circle. In 1902 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and was given, two years later, the post of Deputy Chief of the General staff. Here he inspects the Prussian Infantry on maneuvers.