Think of something appropriately witty for this photograph of the Italian Arditi troops, featured in this month’s ‘Women at War’ (MHM 90). Leave your caption as a comment below.
The best caption will be judged by the editorial team and published in the next issue of Military History Monthly!
Now, can you get a mobile signal?
The Syncronised Pole Vaulting Team go for gold in the Austerity Games!
Lovers’ leap after a sordid affair takes three lives.
I hope they have lots of band-aids.
You sure this is a cure for piles?
First aerial reconnaissance squadron in action.
Blackadder had his pencils but our bendy poles will definitely get us out of the army.
Are you sure this is the quickest way to get back to barracks before lights-out ?
Right, new plan! If we pretend to be trees, no one will see us!
Quick here comes the RSM and The CO ……act natural
After a glass too many, the gallant grape treaders of the Chianti Corps turn their attention to the spaghetti harvest.
Why can’t they just pay to get in, like the rest of us ?
And. I thought we were practicing for the Olympics
First ever aerial reconnaissance squadron on top secret mission (quickly fell into disuse after it was found that the men on the end of the poles just made better targets)…either that or these are those guys in Mad Max fury road.
The Honourable Leaping Pole Vaulters Company led the assault on the Bamboo line.
Gondolier squadron left high and dry after theft of boats.
Are you sure there were no instructions included with these Bangalore torpedoes?
that’s a rather nasty splinter, someone could get hurt!
And all this time I thought we were training for the Olympics
When the Italian remake of The Great Escape ran out of money for a motorbike, they didn’t let that deter them.
“When I said go to B&Q and get three of the biggest shovels you can find…… “
” We’ve got a washing line, we’ve got the props, we’ve no instructions but how hard can it be…. ? “
” …… so, after about an hour I said to him ” OK, if you’re so sure, Mr Smarty Pants, just show me where it says you can’t climb up the cricket stumps.” “
Good timing, gentlemen, don’t forget when we land we scream in unison.
The East German Olympic pole vault team begin training for their attempt to become the West German Olympic pole vault team.
QUICK THE TROOPS ARE COMING!
It was then they realised that they should have delayed the opening of the new pole dancing club.