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* The US [[The Big Red One|first infantry division]] actually converted itself into a motorized division this way in France. During the German retreat they captured and hot-wired enough German vehicles-and probably stole some from the civilians too but we won't talk about that-that they could carry the entire force. |
* The US [[The Big Red One|first infantry division]] actually converted itself into a motorized division this way in France. During the German retreat they captured and hot-wired enough German vehicles-and probably stole some from the civilians too but we won't talk about that-that they could carry the entire force. |
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* When the Swedish army retreated from Norway after King Charles XII was shot thousands of them froze to death. The local Saami who found the bodies were not late to "re-distribute" the stuff they could find. However, this being the early 1700s and the Saami having little use for the fancy sleds (that some officers rode (and died) in) or cannon one of the most popular items to "aquire" was the soldiers' wigs. Appearantly they were really warm and the Saami used them as insulation under their fur hats. |
* When the Swedish army retreated from Norway after King Charles XII was shot thousands of them froze to death. The local Saami who found the bodies were not late to "re-distribute" the stuff they could find. However, this being the early 1700s and the Saami having little use for the fancy sleds (that some officers rode (and died) in) or cannon one of the most popular items to "aquire" was the soldiers' wigs. Appearantly they were really warm and the Saami used them as insulation under their fur hats. |
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* When the French Army began the [[Nightmare Fuel|infamous]][[Napoleon Bonaparte|retreat from Moscow]] they came back with goods from palaces and rich homes around Moscow. They were so confident that they budgeted this into their cargo load [[Tempting Fate|at the expense of combat and survival equipment]]. This decision(or decisions by a large number of individual soldiers) had [[Understatement|somewhat disadvantageous effects.]] |
* When the French Army began the [[Nightmare Fuel|infamous]] [[Napoleon Bonaparte|retreat from Moscow]] they came back with goods from palaces and rich homes around Moscow. They were so confident that they budgeted this into their cargo load [[Tempting Fate|at the expense of combat and survival equipment]]. This decision(or decisions by a large number of individual soldiers) had [[Understatement|somewhat disadvantageous effects.]] |
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