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Topical Budget 232-2: Smart Physical Drill (1916)
 

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Main title. "Training a soldier does not only consist in teaching him to handle a rifle, but a considerable part of his training is devoted to making him physically fit". On a parade ground, a large number of soldiers, dressed in open, light shirts and trousers tucked into sandshoes, perform a series of physical exercises in unison.