Gran Chaco War- Bolivian And Paraguayan Military Forces

[Peter H]

Same source.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

I found this image on Ebay. Can anybody identify this cannon?

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Nobody for my last image?

Well, I found this another nice image on Ebay: 75mm Schneider Mle 1919 mountain guns (I think)

Sturm78

[David Reasoner]

Hi all,

I found this image on Ebay. Can anybody identify this cannon?

Sturm78

I believe it is a Krupp M1907 7.5cm L/14 mountain gun. I think Paraguay purchased a total of 8 of these weapons.

David

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

Hi Friends

The paraguayan and Bolivian Army used full uniforms with german influence, and officer used german style rank insignia.

So, the uniforms of both armies is very same.

During the chaco campaign because the hard climate condition many officer not used regulation uniforms, only shirts in the field, the bolivian used khaki shirts and paraguayan green shirts.

Ifound one book about regulaments of bolivian army uniforms in 1912, i believe the regulament still used during Chaco war.

Continue..

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

Colonial helmet paraguayan officer

Bolivian field uniform lietenant

Regular Uniform Paraguayan officer

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

more uniforms...

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

tWO FIELD UNIFORM PARAGUAY ARMY AND ONE REGULAR UNIFORM PARAGUAY ARMY


We can look the regular uniform used by paraguayan army offceris is very same of regular uniform used by bolivan officer, both used german style uniforms.

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

Paraguay used caps, colonial helmets or sou' western fisherman style caps.



More one picture: Bolivian soldier using US uniform.

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

Uniforms paraguayan army Museum Asssuncion


We can look a german influence in these uniforms and officers shoulder boards.

[Roger567]

My research into this war is to find out about foreign solders who may have served in the Bolivian Army. Not so much the higher ups but at the fighting level. My cousin David Whytehead Sibree told the family he was there but so far I've not found anything and I have not found any referance to foreign soldier fighting unlike the the Spanish civi War were was alot.
So is there anyone that can help.
Regards Roger

[Cristiano de S.O Campos]

Uniforms and rank insignias Paraguay and Bolivia army

[Ironmachine]

My research into this war is to find out about foreign solders who may have served in the Bolivian Army. Not so much the higher ups but at the fighting level. My cousin David Whytehead Sibree told the family he was there but so far I've not found anything and I have not found any referance to foreign soldier fighting unlike the the Spanish civi War were was alot.
So is there anyone that can help.
Regards Roger

About the Chilean soldiers and military instructors in the Bolivian Armed Forces during the Chaco War, look here:
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script= ... 0004#nota1
Regards.

[Helen Bachaus]

Hello, I'm interested in this conflict and have been reading Adrian English's book "The Green Hell." It mentions in the Appendix that Paraguay had Thompson (0.45 inch) smgs. Do we know how many they received during the conflict and does anyone have a photo of a Paraguayan so armed?

Thank you for your time.

Helen

[alcantur]

Paraguay received a small batch of Thompsons donated by an argentinian lady. It is recorded that about 47 or 50 of the semi-automatic model 1927 were granted to paraguayan troops in 1932. Because of the small qtty, I'm afraid it would be really difficult to find a picture of a paraguayan soldier armed with one