[nomorelurker]

Maybe that was all about protecting the “family jewelry” he was desperate for a male child.

[Charles Martel]

The Tower of London tour guides (Yeomen Warders) referred to it as something of a "battlefield boast" - intended to reassure his troops that the king had "the right stuff" to lead. If it also served to intimidate his enemies, even better.

A more logical explanation for the North Korean officers' uniforms is that the Soviets used similar covers and the Red Chinese copied them. The Norks are now trying to one-up the ChiComs.