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vint r of ] --,1,4.2 su e ed v("r} I., Icn~, in ,t'h . ppallin

sub-zc fro 'em" eratures, ·(I! bite ,nd ',eath by free: eir : .' f Y':h rmi ),dded. 'he -:11y 'tl I[ .C losses inflicted In them by ['h,_ Rus ,ian .,. _,'rm·i:-: ter clorbin _ w ,.= J~l-IOI: 1I1tC .. y essential if' Germ n tro' ps ' ere ro n J':h : no ther winter

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. fu:,. '. -103 ( - rmy) nd -i,~ ~ S7 (.afTen .... ,' ') '\' as 'hurriedly

manuf c[ure, " . nd rushed to [he' troo .1$,'1 mo -1t"J _ vrm:

, roop' - in ti me ,~ i'[ the 1- . .2- 3 winter period, ~. he _. "fft! - ~"'I" produe d their 10. n \,'Ie '. ion ..f .he " _ m. , - . r,fille .'tt (Fi.· ~ [5 ) and 'Ell, se IEOO -.'. eric di tributed [0 their '[['lQr '. _ he wi ter [J' hina '-;,rv:_d to ee both practical and comfortable .·,0 much ,'I th ,-' those fr,on,t Iine tro "1" nrtun, te enous h t .. be is ue 'wi,[h rille un'ifl'rm.' ery soon'. '. or 'i---,n ehe time, '6" 'h[]n, , sleenin .ane e __ rin -I .~ n the uarrnent '. ~ ,A .one s i e 10

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wOII-:r _ - I ,n mi: . tue nlot '_ er It" Y ItOI dr'y :_UI£: with II the r]. ' t _ ind ofm chinerv." herefore in ords r tOI overcome this '-'1'"1], m simcle ,,_ hite cotton sme ':!.5 were nHII. I c rhas \" ere worn ., ver rbe speci 1 'win'f'l~ r .• lotl ing , nd w _](11, i - hev

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black and red si ' . esian brocade belt __ .nd cs ,f'[i 'IU be p.o." . ICf .: " r p and silver iguillettes. Other ranks w I'r~ the Police Sh k .. ~ ·'f _, '_' ,f ,de ·PllUl1L; .. ~hi, ~ . __ l~ ~n white h, fS, .

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. - e:rm.;an'; the ' ,( _- 5 :in the east ,tha[ 1,.- uld ventu al -- become r ie new Hvin;· - SP,3J(' ,6,,1'" ,- he expanding I' c- - (m.'- popul ri In~ 1,£ 'W, .s intende d thar wlt'h the vieroriou ' conclu i. - -n of'the ,- " r ., - -'ur 'p, ,,', t' =-. retumi D, I,tf:m- ,n warriors , _ ,Ie to be

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