GERMAN ARMY Kettle Drummer Of The Regiment " Gardes Du Corps " - COLOR Litho Print
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German Army
Kettle Drummer of the Regiment "Gardes du Corps"
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Print Specifics:
Type of print: Lithograph - Original antique print Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1899
Publisher: Lithographed by The Werner Company, Akron Ohio. Artist: Georg Arnould Con...dition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair)
Dimensions: 11 x 16 inches, including blank margins (borders) around the image. 1 inch = 2, 54 cm. Paper weight: 2-3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: Blank
Notes:
Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed.
From the original introduction:
TOPRAISE the German imperial army—bound by the Constitution of the GermanEmpire (1871) to obey unconditionally the orders of the Kaiser—would bea work of supererogation. Its present organization, authorized bymilitary laws enacted between the years 1871 and 1899, is so perfectthat it is looked upon as an example of great practical efficiency, andis even taken as a model to be imitated by other nations. The proof ofits high efficiency does not lie solely in its great achievements inthe field—magnificent as the world admits these to have been—but in thesplendid spirit by which it is animated and in the rigid disciplinewhich directs and controls it, in addition to the improving andperfecting 'processes to which it is constantly and intelligentlysubjected. The present peace strength, of all ranks, approximates590, 000 men; while it is estimated that on a war-footing the effectivestrength would not fall short of 3, 000, 000 trained men. Such an arrayof fighting men, with its simple but well-planned methods ofrecruiting, mobilization, and efficiency on taking the field, may wellbe Germany's pride, as well as the dread model for other nations. Torival it, as far as numbers go, is possible only to one otherContinental Power---that of Russia. But in practical efficiencyin taking the field, as a body of expert and disciplined soldiery, splendidly organized and scientifically equipped for purposes ofoffense and defense, and commanded by the most experienced andhighly-trained military leaders, the imperial army of Germany may besaid emphatically to be unapproached and without a parallel.
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