SFA047A - Kneeling Firing Private 24th Foot D-Day it represented identity and pride

it represented identity and pride

extreme weather and demanding field conditions

the officer stands rigidly upright in the kiotsuke position—heels aligned

For Allied forces

SFA047A - Kneeling Firing Private 24th Foot D-Day it represented identity and prideSFA047A Kneeling Firing Private 24th Foot The soldiers of the 24th Regiment of Foot became central figures in the history of the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. As ordinary infantrymen, they carried the responsibility of carrying out military operations under some of the most difficult conditions faced by Victorian British forces. This figure depicts a kneeling firing private of the 24th Foot, capturing the disciplined battlefield techniques used by British