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Re: General Alexander
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Originally Posted by Hobilar
While you are on that Link take a close look at his cap. Apparently he was so impressed one day by the cap of a passing Polish Officer that he had his uniform cap especially made for him with the tell-tale 'Polish style' high peak.
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A bit of a misunderstanding. Alexanders cap is not even close to Polish cap...
But one can see clear resemblance to Russian tsarist army officers caps.
He probably developed taste to it in Latvia in 1918.
Cheers,
Lancer44
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A Pole salutes with two fingers for Honor and Fatherland.
Others include God and Manhood, thus using two more fingers.
The French use four fingers and the thumb, which undoubtedly stands for their Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, the Croissant and the Aperitiff.
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