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Keywords: Two Military Policemen.jpg ru Двое военных полицейских en When lansquenets misbehaved they could expect to have their collars felt by 'Steckenknechten' the equivalent of military policemen They made the actual arrests on the provost's orders if there was a breach of the peace These men received double pay but the lansquenets regarded their post as dishonourable 1530 Like Steffan Goldschmidt this weaver from Ulm gave up his trade to become a lansquenet He was lucky to have been chosen as a 'Waibel' by the lansquenets; this was a well-paid post that attracted three times the usual rate of pay A 'Waibel' assisted the corporal of the field in drawing up and practising the order of march and battle He was also an important intermediary between the lansquenets and their captain Creator Niklas Stör other versions Custom license marker 2015 12 07 PD-art-100 16th-century woodcuts of people Landsknechts Prints in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Niklas Stör Uploaded with UploadWizard Pluderhose 16th-century fashion Fashion of Germany Berets in art Feathered headdresses in art male Military uniforms in the 16th century
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