Why did some French troops in World War I have khaki uniforms like the British and not blue-gray ones? - Quora
![Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014. Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2cx3ge9/soldiers-wearing-vintage-french-wwi-army-uniforms-as-poilu-french-soldier-in-world-war-i-take-part-in-the-traditional-bastille-day-parade-on-the-champs-elysees-in-paris-july-14-2014-the-year-2014-marks-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-first-world-war-reuters-benoit-tessier-france-tags-military-anniversary-politics-2cx3ge9.jpg)
Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014.
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Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, July
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A WWI French Army captain's horizon-blue uniform. at Whyte's Auctions | Whyte's - Irish Art & Collectibles
![Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014. Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2cx2e6y/soldiers-wearing-vintage-french-wwi-army-uniforms-as-poilu-french-soldier-in-world-war-i-take-part-in-the-traditional-bastille-day-parade-on-the-champs-elysees-in-paris-july-14-2014-the-year-2014-marks-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-first-world-war-reuters-pascal-rossignol-france-tags-politics-anniversary-military-2cx2e6y.jpg)
Soldiers wearing vintage French WWI army uniforms as Poilu (French soldier in World War I) take part in the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2014.
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French soldiers dressed in the WWI uniforms are seen before a ceremony to pay tribute to the dead of World War One in a state funeral for Lazare Ponticelli, aged 110, France's
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