10122 Mexican Infantry Pioneer, 1838 WWII K&C DD The Führer

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Saladin’s own small standard carried by one of his small retinue of personal bodyguards

This two-man set is a "companion piece" to WS119

likewise was strictly ornamental

10122 Mexican Infantry Pioneer, 1838 WWII K&C DD The FührerMexican Infantry Pioneer, 1838 A pioneer, also referred to as a sapper or engineer, was a soldier who performed a variety of military engineering duties. First used by the French army, a pioneer was one who dug trenches to allow besieging forces to advance towards the enemy defensive works and forts. Referred to as sapping, the pioneers would dig a zig zag channel parallel to the enemy fortifications over ground that would be under the defenders