The M1916 was the first production model of the Stahlhelm design, and was developed by Kaptain Fredrich Schwerd, of the Hannover Technical Institute. The helmet was first issued to the 1st Assault Batallion for evaluation, in December 1915. It was introduced in regular service during the Verdun campaign in early 1916. The M1916 design had two large, horn-like ventilator lugs on the front of the helmet. These lugs were meant to support an optional shield (stirnpanzer) that would attach to the front of the helmet. However, the shield wa ...

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Stahlhelm, Stahlhelm - M1916/M1917, Stahlhelm - M1918, Stahlhelm - Central Power Variants, Stahlhelm - M1935/1940, Stahlhelm - M1942, Stahlhelm - M1945, Stahlhelm - Stalhelm Use in Other Countries

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A helmet (a 15th century loan from Middle French, a diminutive of Frankish helm, from Proto-Germanic *khelmaz, PIE *kelmo- "a cover") is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or some other hard substance, typically for protection of the head from falling objects or high-speed collisions. Helmets are common in the military, construction, mining and some sports, including American football, baseball, ice hockey and rock climbing. Motorcycle helmets and bicycle helmets are co ...

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As the coat of arms was originally designed to distinguish combatants on the battlefield or in a tournament, even while covered in armour, it is not surprising that heraldic elements were often also used for the decoration of knightly helmets, while it was also possible to use different elements then on the shield, but equally standardized. Furthermore, it became common to use a helmet (or some other headgear, e.g. a crown) as part of the coat of arms, above the shield, a practice maintained long after her use in reality was ended by ...

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Helmet, Helmet - Heraldry

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1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1933 - Events. January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress votes favorable for Philippines independence, against the view of president Hoover January 30 - Edouard Daladier forms a government i ...

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• 1933 - May
• 1933 - June
• 1933 - July
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• 1933 - September
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• 1933 - November
• 1933 - December
• 1933 - Undated
• 1933 - Births
• 1933 - January
• 1933 - February
• 1933 - March
• 1933 - April
• 1933 - May
• 1933 - June
• 1933 - July
• 1933 - August
• 1933 - September-October
• 1933 - November
• 1933 - December
• 1933 - Deaths
• 1933 - January-March
• 1933 - April-June
• 1933 - July-December
• 1933 - Nobel Prizes

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Darth Vader (41 BBY - 4 ABY), born Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character and tragic hero in the Star Wars films, and ultimately a central character of the series. Through his role as the chief protagonist of the prequels and secondary antagonist (second to Palpatine) of the original three films, Vader has become an iconic villain, and was ranked third on American Film Institute's top 50 villains of all time list.^Including:

• Darth Vader - Biography
• Darth Vader - Overview
• Darth Vader - Childhood and discovery
• Darth Vader - The Clone Wars
• Darth Vader - Transformation into Vader
• Darth Vader - Fighting the rebellion
• Darth Vader - Battling his son
• Darth Vader - The redemption of Anakin Skywalker
• Darth Vader - Vader in the Expanded Universe
• Darth Vader - Possible interpretations of the Jedi prophecy
• Darth Vader - Lightsaber training
• Darth Vader - On His Loss To Obi-Wan
• Darth Vader - Swordplay As Darth Vader
• Darth Vader - Talents
• Darth Vader - Armor and cybernetic enhancements
• Darth Vader - Portrayers
• Darth Vader - Anakin Skywalker
• Darth Vader - Darth Vader
• Darth Vader - Behind the scenes
• Darth Vader - Cultural figure
• Darth Vader - Notes and references
• Darth Vader - Sources

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Trench warfare is a form of war in which both opposing armies have static lines of fortifications dug into the ground, facing each other. Trench warfare arose when there was a revolution in firepower without similar advances in mobility and communications. Periods of trench warfare occurred during the American Civil War (1861-5) and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, and reached peak brutality and bloodshed on the Western Front in the First World War. Trench warfare - Background. Fortification is almost a ...

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• Trench warfare - Background
• Trench warfare - Siege warfare
• Trench warfare - Maori Pas
• Trench warfare - Development
• Trench warfare - Implementation
• Trench warfare - Defensive system
• Trench warfare - Trench construction
• Trench warfare - Trench geography
• Trench warfare - Life in the trenches
• Trench warfare - Death in the trenches
• Trench warfare - Weapons of trench warfare
• Trench warfare - Infantry weapons
• Trench warfare - Machine guns
• Trench warfare - Mortars
• Trench warfare - Artillery
• Trench warfare - Gas
• Trench warfare - Helmets
• Trench warfare - Wire
• Trench warfare - Aircraft
• Trench warfare - Other Weapons
• Trench warfare - Mining
• Trench warfare - Trench battles
• Trench warfare - Strategy
• Trench warfare - Tactics
• Trench warfare - Communications
• Trench warfare - Obsolescence
• Trench warfare - Recent trench warfare
• Trench warfare - Sources

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The Corinthian helmet (Ancient Greek κόρυς κορινθίη, Modern κάσκα κορινθιακή) was a type of bronze helmet which in its later styles covered the entire head and neck, with slits for the eyes and mouth. A large curved projection protected the nape of the neck, similar to those seen on later Roman and conquistador helmets and the German Stahlhelm. Corinthian helmet - Physical evidence. Apparently (judging from artistic and archaeological evidence) the most popu ...

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• Corinthian helmet - Physical evidence
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August von Mackensen (December 6, 1849 – November 8, 1945) was a German Field Marshal, born August Mackensen in Haus Leipnitz, in the Prussian province of Saxony, to Louis and Marie Louise Mackensen. August von Mackensen - Biography. He began his military service in 1869 as a volunteer with the 2nd Life Hussars regiment. During the Franco-Prussian War he was promoted to second lieutenant and recommended for the Iron Cross, Second Class. After an interlude at Halle University, Mackensen form ...

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• August von Mackensen - Miscellaneous

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The M26 Adrian helmet (French term: "Casque Adrian") was a military helmet issued to the French Army during World War I. It was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare and head wounds became a significant proportion of battlefield casualties. The helmet was intended to protect the soldier from artillery shell shrapnel from above, hence the deflector crest. Like most helmets of this era, it was never designed to protect from the direct impact of rifle or machine gun bullets. It ...

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Political parties vary the shades of their colours depending on the situations. Most U.S. politicians use red, white and blue together. In the UK, the Labour Party has recently used bold red with yellow lettering in areas of majority Labour support but also more purple tones in marginal Conservative areas. Other notable exceptions and variations to the above colour schemes are: In Australia, the Australian Labor Party will typically use red, and the Liberal Party of Australia typically blue, however this does conform to t ...

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Political colour, Political colour - Main colour links, Political colour - Exceptions, Political colour - List of colours associated with different parties in various countries, Political colour - Australia, Political colour - Canada, Political colour - Denmark, Political colour - Finland, Political colour - France, Political colour - Germany, Political colour - Greece, Political colour - Hungary, Political colour - India, Political colour - Republic of Ireland, Political colour - Lebanon, Political colour - Netherlands, Political colour - Norway, Political colour - New Zealand, Political colour - Portugal, Political colour - Spain, Political colour - Sweden, Political colour - Switzerland, Political colour - Republic of China Taiwan}, Political colour - United Kingdom, Political colour - United States, Political colour - Shirts associated with fascism

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Although firearms technology and the conscript army dramatically changed the nature of warfare, most armies were completely unaware of the implications of these changes and unprepared for their consequences. At the start of World War I, most armies prepared for a brief war whose strategy and tactics would have been familiar to Napoleon. However, as war broke out, German and Allied (mostly French and British) forces soon learned that with modern weapons even a shallow scrape in the soil could be defended by a handful of infantry. To at ...

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Trench warfare, Trench warfare - Background, Trench warfare - Siege warfare, Trench warfare - Maori Pas, Trench warfare - Development, Trench warfare - Implementation, Trench warfare - Defensive system, Trench warfare - Trench construction, Trench warfare - Trench geography, Trench warfare - Life in the trenches, Trench warfare - Death in the trenches, Trench warfare - Weapons of trench warfare, Trench warfare - Infantry weapons, Trench warfare - Machine guns, Trench warfare - Mortars, Trench warfare - Artillery, Trench warfare - Gas, Trench warfare - Helmets, Trench warfare - Wire, Trench warfare - Aircraft, Trench warfare - Other Weapons, Trench warfare - Mining, Trench warfare - Trench battles, Trench warfare - Strategy, Trench warfare - Tactics, Trench warfare - Communications, Trench warfare - Obsolescence, Trench warfare - Recent trench warfare

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Mengele was born in Günzburg, Germany, eldest of three sons of Karl Mengele (1881–1959), a well-to-do industrialist, and his wife Walburga (d.1946). He had two younger brothers, Karl (1912–1949) and Alois (1914–1974). In 1926, Mengele was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a bacterial infection of bone and bone marrow which causes inflammation and can lead to a reduction of blood supply to the bone. He studied medicine and anthropology at the University of Munich, the University of Vienna and the University of Bonn. At Munich he obtained a ...

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Josef Mengele, Josef Mengele - Early Life, Josef Mengele - Auschwitz, Josef Mengele - After the war, Josef Mengele - In fiction

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1933 - January. January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress votes favorable for Philippines independence, against the view of president Hoover January 30 - Edouard Daladier forms a government in France January 30 - Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany by Reich President Paul von Hindenburg. January 30 - The first airing of episode 1 of 2,956 episodes of the radio program ...

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1933, 1933 - Events, 1933 - January, 1933 - February, 1933 - March, 1933 - April, 1933 - May, 1933 - June, 1933 - July, 1933 - August, 1933 - September, 1933 - October, 1933 - November, 1933 - December, 1933 - Undated, 1933 - Births, 1933 - January, 1933 - February, 1933 - March, 1933 - April, 1933 - May, 1933 - June, 1933 - July, 1933 - August, 1933 - September-October, 1933 - November, 1933 - December, 1933 - Deaths, 1933 - January-March, 1933 - April-June, 1933 - July-December, 1933 - Nobel Prizes

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However, with the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, the Zaku II C-Type was upgraded into the MS-06F Zaku II. The C-Type had been heavily shielded and strongly armored to resist nuclear radiation, which had made it much heavier. However, since the Antarctic Treaty prohibited such weapons, the C-Type was removed of nuclear radiation shielding and designated the F-Type Zaku II. The F-Type would quickly become the definitive version of the Zaku II, and all future var ...

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MS-06 Zaku II, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06A Zaku II, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06C Zaku II, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06F Zaku II, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06F2 Zaku II F2 Type, MS-06 Zaku II - Variations, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06D Zaku Desert Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06G Zaku II Improved Ground Combat Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06K Zaku Cannon, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06E Zaku Reconnaissance Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06F Zaku Minelayer, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06F Zaku II Dozle Zabi Custom, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06Fs Zaku II Garma Zabi Custom, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06M Zaku Marine Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06RP/MS06R-1/MS06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06V Zaku Tank, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06W Worker Zaku, MS-06 Zaku II - MS-06Z Psycommu System Zaku, MS-06 Zaku II - Other variations

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Darth Vader - Overview. Son of Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker is born in 41 BBY. Shmi claims that there was no father and that her pregnancy with Anakin resulted from a virgin conception. Some viewers have drawn narrative parallels between Anakin's origin and the New Testament stories of Jesus' conception and birth, as well as classic mythological stories. Qui-Gon Jinn suggests that Anakin might have been conceived by the midi-chlorians — the implication being that Anakin is a creation of the Force itself. (A ...

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Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Biography, Darth Vader - Overview, Darth Vader - Childhood and discovery, Darth Vader - The Clone Wars, Darth Vader - Transformation into Vader, Darth Vader - Fighting the rebellion, Darth Vader - Battling his son, Darth Vader - The redemption of Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader - Vader in the Expanded Universe, Darth Vader - Possible interpretations of the Jedi prophecy, Darth Vader - Lightsaber training, Darth Vader - On His Loss To Obi-Wan, Darth Vader - Swordplay As Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Talents, Darth Vader - Armor and cybernetic enhancements, Darth Vader - Portrayers, Darth Vader - Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader - Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Behind the scenes, Darth Vader - Cultural figure, Darth Vader - Notes and references, Darth Vader - Sources

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Although firearms technology and the conscript army dramatically changed the nature of warfare, most armies were completely unaware of the implications of these changes and unprepared for their consequences. At the start of World War I, most armies prepared for a brief war whose strategy and tactics would have been familiar to Napoleon. However, as war broke out, German and Allied (mostly French and British) forces soon learned that with modern weapons even a shallow scrape in the soil could be defended by a handful of infantry. To at ...

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Trench warfare, Trench warfare - Background, Trench warfare - Siege warfare, Trench warfare - Maori Pas, Trench warfare - Development, Trench warfare - Implementation, Trench warfare - Defensive system, Trench warfare - Trench construction, Trench warfare - Trench geography, Trench warfare - Life in the trenches, Trench warfare - Death in the trenches, Trench warfare - Weapons of trench warfare, Trench warfare - Infantry weapons, Trench warfare - Machine guns, Trench warfare - Mortars, Trench warfare - Artillery, Trench warfare - Gas, Trench warfare - Helmets, Trench warfare - Wire, Trench warfare - Aircraft, Trench warfare - Other Weapons, Trench warfare - Mining, Trench warfare - Trench battles, Trench warfare - Strategy, Trench warfare - Tactics, Trench warfare - Communications, Trench warfare - Obsolescence, Trench warfare - Recent trench warfare, Trench warfare - Sources

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Darth Vader - Overview. Son of Shmi Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker was born in 41 BBY. Shmi claims that there was no father and that her pregnancy with Anakin resulted from a virgin conception. Some viewers have drawn parallels between Anakin's origin and the New Testament stories of Jesus' conception and birth, as well as classic mythological stories. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn suggests that Anakin might have been conceived by the midi-chlorians — the implication being that Anakin is a creation of the Force itself. ...

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Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Biography, Darth Vader - Overview, Darth Vader - Childhood and discovery, Darth Vader - The Clone Wars, Darth Vader - Transformation into Vader, Darth Vader - Fighting the rebellion, Darth Vader - Battling his son, Darth Vader - The redemption of Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader - Vader in the Expanded Universe, Darth Vader - Possible interpretations of the Jedi prophecy, Darth Vader - Lightsaber training, Darth Vader - On His Loss To Obi-Wan, Darth Vader - Swordplay As Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Talents, Darth Vader - Armor and cybernetic enhancements, Darth Vader - Portrayers, Darth Vader - Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader - Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Behind the scenes, Darth Vader - Cultural figure, Darth Vader - Trivia, Darth Vader - Notes and references, Darth Vader - Sources

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He began his military service in 1869 as a volunteer with the 2nd Life Hussars regiment. During the Franco-Prussian War he was promoted to second lieutenant and recommended for the Iron Cross, Second Class. After an interlude at Halle University, Mackensen formally entered the German Army in 1873, with his old regiment. In 1891 he joined the General Staff in Berlin, where he was heavily influenced by the new chief, Alfred von Schlieffen. When Schlieffen retired in 1906 Mackensen was regarded by some as a possible succe ...

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August von Mackensen, August von Mackensen - Biography, August von Mackensen - Miscellaneous

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Freikorps were the brainchild of Major Kurt von Schleicher. The Freikorps were also called the "Black Reichswehr" (Black Army) for they were a 'secret' army outside the bounds of the Versailles Treaty. The idea was developed after the failure of an army unit to quell a small rebellion outside Berlin at the Battle of the Schloss. The army unit, when confronted by a socialist group with women and children, threw down their weapons and either ran away or joined the protest group. This led Major von Schleicher to conceive an alternative to using ...

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Weimar paramilitary groups, Weimar paramilitary groups - Freikorps, Weimar paramilitary groups - Groups affiliated to political parties, Weimar paramilitary groups - Bibliography

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Darth Vader is a brilliant strategist and one of the greatest pilots in the galaxy. Vader still possesses his former persona's amazing engineering skills, having overseen the design of the TIE/Advanced fighter and the construction of the second Death Star. His talent with the lightsaber is legendary. All of these skills, however, are secondary to his incredible mastery of the Force. He was born with the highest known midichlorian count (a measure of Force-aptitude) in the history of the galaxy, surpassing that of both Yoda and the Emperor. H ...

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Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Biography, Darth Vader - Overview, Darth Vader - Childhood and discovery, Darth Vader - The Clone Wars, Darth Vader - Transformation into Vader, Darth Vader - Fighting the rebellion, Darth Vader - Battling his son, Darth Vader - The redemption of Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader - Vader in the Expanded Universe, Darth Vader - Possible interpretations of the Jedi prophecy, Darth Vader - Lightsaber training, Darth Vader - On His Loss To Obi-Wan, Darth Vader - Swordplay As Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Talents, Darth Vader - Armor and cybernetic enhancements, Darth Vader - Portrayers, Darth Vader - Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader - Darth Vader, Darth Vader - Behind the scenes, Darth Vader - Cultural figure, Darth Vader - Trivia, Darth Vader - Notes and references, Darth Vader - Sources

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