Military gaiters of the Macedonian Fighter and Balkan War fighter Manolis Litinas
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Military gaiters of the Macedonian Fighter and Balkan War fighter Manolis Litinas
CLOTHING
THE MACEDONIAN STRUGGLE
PERSONAL OBJECTS
The gaiters consist of two long bands of cotton khaki material, hemmed with stitching on the sides and each at one end, has a narrower band to fasten to the calf. Gaiters were an integral part of the uniform of the Balkan infantrymen. They were tied around the calves, to support them during the marches and to prevent the legs from swelling. These particular gaiters were part of the uniform of the Macedonian Fighter and Balkan War fighter Manolis Litinas.