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cplcampisi
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Mountain of rations Jan 22, 2011 23:21:01 GMT -8

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Post by cplcampisi on Jan 22, 2011 23:21:01 GMT -8

Just happened to come across this photo, on an Italian website.

digilander.libero.it/fiammecremisi/approfondimenti/food.jpg

The caption (actually in English on the website), reads:

Beside a main line railway track is a large storage area for military canned provisions. Some British Army 'iron ration' favourites : bully (corned) beef, hard tack (like dog biscuits), canned stew or vegetables, plum&apple jam, canned bacon...

At the left, troops are scaling the pyramid of food. Horse-drawn wagons and a primitive truck can be seen ... ready to take the rations forward

I thought it was an impressive picture. (Retrieved from: digilander.libero.it/fiammecremisi/approfondimenti/trenoguerra.htm)

Tony Campisi
146o Regg. Brigata Catania

hocfutue New Member Posts: 32	Mountain of rations Jan 23, 2011 15:23:06 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hocfutue on Jan 23, 2011 15:23:06 GMT -8 WOW! Who knew Mayan architects handled the British supply logistics?
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richlibicer Guest	Mountain of rations Feb 12, 2011 10:43:15 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by richlibicer on Feb 12, 2011 10:43:15 GMT -8 That is amazing.

montythetommy GWHS GWHS Vice-President FOR KING AND COUNTRY! Posts: 128	Mountain of rations Jun 18, 2011 17:57:31 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by montythetommy on Jun 18, 2011 17:57:31 GMT -8 Haha! NICE! Is it gonna be like that at the reenactments?
	"Lord,you know what I must do this day.If I forget thee,do not forget me"-English Common Soldier's Prayer. "I'll tell you what rule we applied,sir.WE APPLIED RULE 3-0-3!WE CAUGHT THEM,&WE SHOT THEM UNDER RULE 3-0-3!"-Breaker Morant 3rd Auckland Regiment, NZEF Don Cossack 12th Regiment ex Body-Guard to the GWHS president 3rdauckland.weebly.com/

ptenelson New Member Posts: 8	Mountain of rations Jun 19, 2011 9:09:57 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ptenelson on Jun 19, 2011 9:09:57 GMT -8 What would be more impressive to see is when they set those huge dumps on fire during retreats, to deny them to the enemy
	Last Edit: Jun 19, 2011 9:10:24 GMT -8 by ptenelson Reenacting WW2 British Airborne, Commando and Infantry. "There is nothing more dangerous than an officer with a map."

oskar2ndchev Moderator Member-at-Large Somewhere near Regensburg Posts: 1,447	Mountain of rations Jun 19, 2011 18:42:47 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oskar2ndchev on Jun 19, 2011 18:42:47 GMT -8 And THAT I can tell you is not going to happen at any of our reenactments... :-)
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1886lebel GWHS 151?me R?giment d'Infanterie de Ligne Posts: 732	Mountain of rations Jun 19, 2011 20:07:58 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 1886lebel on Jun 19, 2011 20:07:58 GMT -8 PARTY POOPER Patrick
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