Horizon blue - Wikipedia
网页A French soldier wearing a horizon blue uniform during World War I. Horizon blue is a colour name which is well remembered because it was used for the blue-grey uniforms of French metropolitan troops from 1915 through 1921.
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网页Horizon-blue uniforms were not issued on a large scale to all troops until the spring of 1915. In March 1915, French manufacturers had produced 50,000 meters of light blue cloth, which resulted in 600,000 uniform sets in two months …
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网页Once the dye was better regulated in 1915, a more uniform shade was reached and it was this cloth that would be called bleu horizon ("horizon blue"). Yet French stocks alone could not support the needs of the army, and calls were made to Spain, the U.S. and especially Britain to supply additional cloth that was similar in nuance.
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网页2015年9月13日 — The French Army did belatedly overcome institutional inertia and introduce the bleu horizon grey-blue service uniform in July 1914 to replace the infamous red trousers, but naturally war came so quickly that most regiments were not equipped with it.
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网页2024年1月27日 — The French adopted the horizon blue uniform in 1915, after suffering massive casualties during the first year of World War One while still using bright uniforms. The Adrian helmet was also introduced and became …
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网页2010年4月10日 — I have often wondered about the great variety of patterns of Horizon Blue uniform, having seen so many variations in pattern from a lot of different sources. Are there any fellow collectors out there who can put images onto the forum of horizon blue uniform items, both Officer and Other Ranks so as to create a visual data base, and also ...
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网页The horizon blue uniform was introduced in 1915 to replace the traditional bright blue uniforms that made soldiers highly visible targets on the battlefield. The French infantryman's uniform consisted of a tunic with four large pockets and a collar, which could be buttoned up to protect against gas attacks.
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网页While it may seem like a minor issue to some, the truth is that the French Horizon Blue uniforms had a distinct shade and appearance that has not always been well represented by reenactors (which leads in part to a misunderstanding of the visibility and camouflage of these uniforms).
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网页He fought with the French Army during the Franco Prussian War (1870-71) and in later years designed uniforms for the French army, which although not accepted in entirety did produce the famous Horizon Blue colour adopted by the French Army in 1915.
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网页Horizon blue, which was initially adopted in France due to a lack of dyes that could produce a high-quality green uniform, thus became a symbol of the “poilu” [WWI French soldier], and subsequently a landmark in the memory of this conflict with the general population, and especially among former combatants.
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