Uniforms and Equipment Guidelines

For guidance on what uniforms and equipment are needed to portray the French infantryman of the Great War, please consult the Where to Start page in the Gear section.

Our unit's primary impression is that of a late-war French infantryman (1917-1918). Please refer to the following document: French Line Infantry Impression Guidelines - 1917-1918. Additional information on the uniform and equipment items can be found in the Gear section. Guidelines for impressions from other periods of the war are listed below.

French Impression Guidelines – Summer 1914
French Impression Guidelines – Fall-Winter 1914
French Impression Guidelines – Winter 1914-1915
French Impression Guidelines – Spring-Summer 1915
French Impression Guidelines – Summer-Fall 1915
French Impression Guidelines – Fall-Winter 1915
French Impression Guidelines – Spring-Summer 1916
French Impression Guidelines – Fall-Winter 1916
French Impression Guidelines – 151e RI Assault Order: Chemin-Des-Dames, 16 April 1917
French Impression Guidelines – 1917-1918