Muli vor! Gebirgsjäger Pack Mules

[Couvi]

Current German Army packers, August 2012:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/world_armi ... hotostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/world_armi ... otostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/world_armi ... otostream/

Note that they are still using wicker panniers.

[Pat Holscher]

What's the status of conscription in German now? Completely gone?

[Couvi]

Interesting photographs in the Imperial War Museum:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205118641

[Pat Holscher]

http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/ ... 110cc/35/0

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[Pat Holscher]

German and Austrian Gerbirgsjaeger compare notes.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/ ... be1d069b97

Not mules this time, but Halfingers.

Note the traditional Gebergsmutze being worn by both armies. Austria has oddly reverted to solid green for its field uniform in recent years.

Photo from the War Horses Facebook group.

[Pat Holscher]

German Gebirgsjeager, 2010

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 5007_n.jpg

From the Facebook War Horses page.

[Pat Holscher]

German Troops in Russia with mules:

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hph ... e=54C98A35

From the War Horse facebook list.

[Pat Holscher]

Gebirgsjaeger, from the Facebook War Horses list.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/ ... a9793568bc

[Couvi]

Gebirgsjaeger, from the Facebook War Horses list.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/ ... a9793568bc

That boy looks tired!