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Colorized photo of Guardia Civil in Fascist Spain, 1963 (media.kbin.social)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/historyporn

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I often wonder about these hats. They are so embarrassingly, unbelievably goofy. How did anyone think it was a good idea to dress soldiers in them?

[–] NOT_RICK 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That same person was likely a fascist which says all you need to know about their taste, or lack there of. Either that or someone wanted the fascist police to look silly on purpose.

Edit: OP sent me down a rabbit hole with their reply, all I can tell from what I’ve read is that the founder of the force thought it was elegant and uniform.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, the Guardia Civil and their silly hat is older than the fascist regime. They still wear the hat in modern Spain too.

[–] NOT_RICK 5 points 8 months ago

Good to know, I stand corrected