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British 1Pt Corp - 2/24/2008 5:19:57 PM

chris51

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Can anyone enlighten me as to which part of the commonwealth the British 1Pt Corp hails from? They pop up as a reinforcement in London mid 1915 I think.

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RE: British 1Pt Corp - 2/24/2008 8:14:04 PM

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Can anyone enlighten me as to which part of the commonwealth the British 1Pt Corp hails from? They pop up as a reinforcement in London mid 1915 I think.

That is the Portuguese corp.

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RE: British 1Pt Corp - 2/24/2008 10:54:46 PM

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Ah yes, now I see. Quite surprised to see them represented in the game especially as part of the British Army. Thanks for that interesting bit of trivia Lascar

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RE: British 1Pt Corp - 2/25/2008 11:02:41 AM

SMK-at-work

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They're a bit over-rated as a full strength British corps IMO......http://www.worldwar1.com/france/portugal.htm

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RE: British 1Pt Corp - 2/25/2008 6:39:06 PM

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Interesting article SMK. Shows how poorly treated by their allies and poorly supported by their home government the Portugese Troops were.

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RE: British 1Pt Corp - 2/26/2008 3:42:12 AM

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While I have never actually seen one, I have read that the Portugese issued a helmet that looked like an O.D. version of the hats that Devo wore. They appear to have made their helmets out of corrugated steel.

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