Just a drawing of a platoon of Prussian Soldiers marching to battle, nothing suspicious here... but the faces on some of the troops say otherwise.
The Goose-Step (German: Stechschritt) is a type of lockstep march used by the Germans in the 18th Century until the late-20th Century, starting from the Kingdom of Prussia and lastly used by the German Democratic Republic. At rare occasions, the Bundeswehr (The current form of the German Army) uses the Goose-step in some of their live drills, most notably in 2017 where it was executed by a live band complete with a platoon in a public event at Düsseldorf.
There are only a few countries that still use the goose-step, most notably Chile, which still holds Prussian traditions in many of their military parades. North Korea also uses a modified form of the goose-step which includes a slight bounce when soldiers march, and the extension of the leg is higher and less-relaxed compared to the traditional version where the steps are more relaxed.
Things to take note of:
- The image here is the main inspiration for this artwork. The image itself has Reichswehr soldiers marching past with their rifles slung on the troops' shoulders. Behind them, the military band makes their exit.
- There are flowers placed on some places on the soldiers' uniforms. This is customary to many German women in which they offer the soldiers flowers before going into battle or when leaving to fulfill their duty.
- Originally, a lamp post was going to be present in the background, but was removed entirely. I'd also like to think this drawing takes place in Leipzig.
- The 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß officer is the one who died in Kaub.
- Streamers were originally going to appear in the drawing, but I got too lazy to draw all of them individually. I was also thinking of drawing a Schnauzer walking with the soldiers on the bottom right, but I've decided against it.
- The signage on the top left reads Der Tropfende Kessel. Translated from German reads The Leaky Cauldron. This is a reference to the famous wizarding pub that is featured in the Harry Potter books.
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