Photos of the warriors and policemen of the 14th Arkhangelsk from squad TH

Cabinet-portrait. Squads of militia were formed in 1914, to the rear military districts, primarily for garrison and guard duty instead of combat units, serving on the front. In the warriors of the militia were called up or had benefits for marital status and health (the so-called warriors of the 2nd category), or pass without restriction, but not previously serving military duty (warriors of 1st level). Warriors 1-th digit after prohozhdenie of course could be used to replenish combat units, and formed from them squads to regroup in the regular infantry regiments. The call of the warriors were made by age from the youngest to the oldest. In this case, the photo shows the warriors one of srednih ages, most likely – 1-th digit. Judging by neustanno the cut of the uniforms, the picture was taken in the middle or even in the final period of the war. Encryption on the shoulder straps in two lines "14./A. D." and the location (Arkhangelsk) allows to determine depicted as warriors and policemen (foreground) 14 minutes walking distance from Arkhangelsk brigade of the State militia. An interesting feature of the photo – the lack of headwear militia signs (crosses on the peaks of caps): their pre-war stocks had already ended, and the sheet brass and the production capacity was needed for more important military purposes. Pictures, characters who have no militias of crosses, but can be determined uniquely as the militia, are extremely rare. Original guaranteed.