Baden 114th Infantry Regiment of 1914

The first half of this 1914 release shows German infantry taking part in a “fire and movement” exercise sometime in the early summer of 1914. As the Kaiser is watching (a new mounted Wilhelm II is being released very soon) these infantrymen form a firing line. Although dressed in one of the varieties of “feldgrau” (field grey) their uniforms still bear vestiges of peace time colour – their traditional red collars and cuffs. Just as traditional are their uncovered “Pickelhaub” helmets adorned with the Prussian Eagle.