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The Stahlhelm (German for "steel helmet") is a term used to refer to a series of German steel combat helmet designs intended to protect the wearer from common battlefield hazards such as shrapnel. The armies of the great powers began to issue steel helmets during World War I as a result of combat experience and experimentation.
The national emblem of East Germany featured a hammer and a compass, surrounded by a ring of wheat. [1] It was an example of what has been called "socialist heraldry".It was the only heraldic device of a European socialist state with a ring of grain which does not contain a red star.
Color poster showing the insignia, patches, hats and uniforms of the German Army. The poster features two figures: one is a German soldier wearing the gray-green wool field uniform and the other is a German soldier wearing the olive cotton tropical (Afrika Korps) uniform. Also depicted are the national emblems worn on headgear.
East Germany; East Germany Olympic football team; East Germany men's national basketball team; East Germany men's national handball team; East Germany men's national ice hockey team; East Germany men's national under-18 ice hockey team; East Germany–Soviet Union relations; Emily Haber; Flag of East Germany; Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und ...
The name of the helmet Hildisvíni means "battle-swine", [22] and Hildigǫlt means "battle boar". [11] The Swedes wore helmets decorated with boars. Moreover, the Swedish Yngling dynasty were called descendants of the god Freyr whose animal was the boar. The boar was likely their regal insignia. [23]
Commissioned officer ranks up to Oberst featured four-pointed golden stars in increasing number according to seniority, and arranged following the Soviet pattern.. Junior officer (lieutenant and captain ranks) shoulder straps were made of silver satin string (German: Silberplattschnur).
Army rank insignia Specialty insignia (NCOs and enlisted) The Heer as the German army and part of the Wehrmacht inherited its uniforms and rank structure from the Reichsheer of the Weimar Republic (1921–1935). There were few alterations and adjustments made as the army grew from a limited peacetime defense force of 100,000 men to a war ...
The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) may also be illegal in Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and other countries, depending on context.