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keep our trousers on as a rule.
The winter clothing issued would be interesting to enumerate, we generally wore it all at once. 1st flannel shirt, then an ordinary shirt, trousers, and underpants, cardigan, tunic, sheepskin vest, over all a greatcoat, a muffler or winter warmer.
We also had a pair of woolen and a pair of sheepskin gloves, so we were well provided for you will agree.
We had 5 weeks there altogether and moved off for the front line again.
This trip was practically a repetition of the first time.
The mud was still as bad, we had also much rain. It was Christmas