White Uhlan - German Soldier Postcard circa 1909-1913

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" White Uhlan " German Soldier Postcard circa 1909-1913; Uhlans were originally Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres, and pistols. The title was later used by lancer regiments in the Prussian, Austrian, and Russian armies. Uhlans typically wore a double-breasted jacket with a panel (plastron), which was sometimes colored, in the front. An Uhlan's helmet, which is called a Tschapka (also spelled chapka, chapska, czapka, and schapska,) is instantly recognizable. It is topped by what bears a resemblance to a mortarboard, the purpose of which was to deflect sabre blows.

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Size: 1186px × 1856px
Location: German
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: briefkaart, cavalry, germans, horse, horseshoe, lance, lancer, postcard, saber, sabre, soldier, tarjetapostal, uhlan