Sujet
Bearded Canadian soldier in Germany
Légende
A Canadian soldier with full beard labels the name board of his battalion in Soest on the 29th of September in 1955.
It is traditionally allowed to have a full beard as soldier of the pioneer platoon in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.
The custom goes back to the times of fights against Indians in the 17th century, when soldiers had a bear due to lack of time for personal hygiene and to intimidate beardless Native Americans.
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Verwendung weltweit, usage worldwide
Date
29 sept. 1955
Crédit
Photo12/dpa-pa
Notre référence
DPA13A01_140
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,6Mo (1,9Mo) / 33,7cm x 45,1cm / 3978 x 5322 (300dpi)