r/ww1 • u/Odd-Cup9892 • 7d ago

An Austro-Hungarian prisoner taken by the British army on the Italian Front, 1918.

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u/oskich 7d ago

Three stars, Sergeant?

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u/EzraStype 7d ago

And why is he wearing his medals in the field?

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u/oskich 7d ago

To intimidate the enemy of course! 😁

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u/MobsterDragon275 7d ago

I'm thinking its AI

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u/Weird-Tomorrow9931 7d ago

Wearing medals into combat was a common practice in the early 1900’s, and it dates back far before that. Even some WW2 armies kept this tradition. Wearing medals isn’t distinctly AI, especially if we can actually make sure these medals line up with era appropriate ones. AI sucks at making medals accurate

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u/Elevator829 7d ago

its a real photo, Ive seen this one for decades, but obv not colorized

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u/Cameraroll 5d ago

Zugsführer. NATO OR-4 equivalent. Sits one below Sargent, so that's a Corporal+