There were two eras of mustache wearing all other mustache-friendly eras quake in the face of: the Southern Rock Scene of the 1970s, and graduates of any European military academies in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

We lean on the second today to bring you a hairy giant and the man it dragged around with him through life: Paul Von Rennenkampf, “a poor leader of men” and Russian general of the early 20th century.


At least he had the ’stache going for him.

Happy Mustache Wednesday, motherfuckers!