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United States Army. Most of
these armies adopted puttees during or
shortly before World War I.
Puttees were in
general use by the
British Army as part...
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Arthur W.
Puttee (August 25, 1868 –
October 21, 1957) was a British-Canadian
printer and politician.
Puttee was the
first Labour Member of Parliament...
- 11, 2011). "MV Blue
Puttees draws rave reviews". The Telegram.
Retrieved August 2, 2013. "Marine
Atlantic Purchases MV Blue
Puttees, MV Highlanders". CBC...
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recruits in the
regiment were
nicknamed the "Blue
Puttees" due to the
unusual colour of the
puttees,
chosen to give the
Newfoundland Regiment a unique...
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rusty red patina. It
depicts a
First World War soldier,
wearing boots,
puttees,
greatcoat and tin hat,
sitting on an
ammunition box, with
downcast eyes...
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elite corps of officers, and that the army "would not lack a
button on its
puttees". He ****ured the
Emperor that the
French army
could have four
hundred thousand...
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modified uniform with
reinforcement patches on the
elbows and
knees and
puttees to
replace the
boots of 1914.
Active 1916–1918
Country German
Empire Branch...
- worn as
protection against snake bites.
Gaiters fill the same
function as
puttees, a part of
numerous military uniforms.
Gaiters known as
jambieres (derived...
- and to
provide a
measure of
ankle support. At first,
these were
usually puttees—strips of
thick woollen cloth resembling a
large bandage—which were wrapped...
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boots with
puttees, and lace-up
canvas knee-boots were also
issued in 1941 as
protection from the sand and hot
tropical sun; the
puttees disappeared...
