"Incredible: He Claimed To Have Survived Napoleon's..." Topic
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Tango01  | 22 Mar 2018 2:34 p.m. PST |
… March on Moscow and the Great War Wow!
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Amicalement
Armand |
| saltflats1929 | 22 Mar 2018 8:00 p.m. PST |
And still doesn't look a day over 82. |
Old Glory  | 22 Mar 2018 8:26 p.m. PST |
He does not look anywhere near 128 years old?
However,, one never knows about things? Regards
Russ Dunaway |
 deadhead | 23 Mar 2018 7:05 a.m. PST |
Surviving either conflict would be cause for congratulation…….surviving both even more so, regardless of the 100 year gap issue. |
| Oliver Schmidt | 23 Mar 2018 9:12 a.m. PST |
Great story ! Maybe he was fighting Napoleon – Napoleon III in the Crimea ;-) Can anybody identify the decorations on his chest ? Which uniform does he wear ?
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| Tango01 | 23 Mar 2018 9:48 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. Amicalement
Armand |
| PeterEm | 29 Mar 2018 4:02 a.m. PST |
The tunic is Russian, but could come from any time in the last half of the 19th Century. There's no obvious arm of service indication, so the 14th what is anyone's guess. The white tapes on the pogoni says he's a sergeant, the larger chevrons on the arm show an impressive length of service. The cap looks a bit new (certainly newer than him) and has a Polish eagle on the front rather than a Russian one – perhaps a gift from the Poles who also found themselves in Kiev during 1920? |
| Tango01 | 29 Mar 2018 10:09 a.m. PST |
Good info my friend!…. thanks!
Amicalement
Armand
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