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![Portrait Of A French Soldier Dressed With His Sky Blue Military Uniform, World War One Photograph by French School - Pixels Portrait Of A French Soldier Dressed With His Sky Blue Military Uniform, World War One Photograph by French School - Pixels](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/portrait-of-a-french-soldier-dressed-with-his-sky-blue-military-uniform-world-war-one-french-school.jpg)
Portrait Of A French Soldier Dressed With His Sky Blue Military Uniform, World War One Photograph by French School - Pixels
![Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014. Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2cx3ge9/soldiers-wearing-vintage-french-wwi-army-uniforms-as-poilu-french-soldier-in-world-war-i-take-part-in-the-traditional-bastille-day-parade-on-the-champs-elysees-in-paris-july-14-2014-the-year-2014-marks-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-first-world-war-reuters-benoit-tessier-france-tags-military-anniversary-politics-2cx3ge9.jpg)
Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014.
Why did some French troops in World War I have khaki uniforms like the British and not blue-gray ones? - Quora
![Marina Amaral on Twitter: "The evolution of the French uniform is fascinating. Nothing like going to war dressed in red pants. https://t.co/d7Vb8GmvkL" / Twitter Marina Amaral on Twitter: "The evolution of the French uniform is fascinating. Nothing like going to war dressed in red pants. https://t.co/d7Vb8GmvkL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2E67LmXIAEyZNk.jpg)
Marina Amaral on Twitter: "The evolution of the French uniform is fascinating. Nothing like going to war dressed in red pants. https://t.co/d7Vb8GmvkL" / Twitter
![Local residents portraying French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) and Dominique Rigard wearing a vintage U.S. uniform (rear) attend the re-enactment of the First Battle of Local residents portraying French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) and Dominique Rigard wearing a vintage U.S. uniform (rear) attend the re-enactment of the First Battle of](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2cwe5h5/local-residents-portraying-french-wwi-army-uniforms-as-poilu-french-soldier-in-world-war-i-and-dominique-rigard-wearing-a-vintage-u-s-uniform-rear-attend-the-re-enactment-of-the-first-battle-of-the-marne-which-took-place-a-century-ago-at-chauconin-neufmontiers-eastern-paris-september-6-2014-dozens-of-volunteers-dressed-in-french-and-german-military-uniforms-recreated-the-battle-from-two-trenches-dug-out-by-local-residents-to-mark-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-first-world-war-wwi-picture-taken-september-6-2014-reuters-charles-platiau-france-tags-conflict-anniv-2cwe5h5.jpg)
Local residents portraying French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) and Dominique Rigard wearing a vintage U.S. uniform (rear) attend the re-enactment of the First Battle of
![Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, July Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, July](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2e6awnj/soldiers-wearing-vintage-french-wwi-army-uniforms-as-poilu-french-soldier-in-world-war-i-take-part-in-the-traditional-bastille-day-parade-on-the-place-de-la-concorde-in-paris-july-14-2014-the-year-2014-marks-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-first-world-war-reuters-charles-platiau-france-tags-politics-anniversary-military-2e6awnj.jpg)