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The wz. 31 was an all-metal one-piece helmet with a distinctive peaked visor and a slight "skirt." It was covered with either plain or Salamandra matte paint.Most helmets were covered with a thick layer of lead tetroxide and then painted with standard all-military khaki, with some of them painted grey, greyish green or navy blue (the latter worn by the police).
After 1945, production of helmets wz. 31/50 (using pre-war resources) was not sufficient for the expanding Polish People's Army. In 1950, it was decided to launch the production of a new domestic helmet based on soviet pattern. The shell is another Warsaw Pact copy of the Soviet SSh-40 design, along with the Czech M53 and Hungarian M70. [2] [3]
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.
Poland: 2000: Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine: Hełm wz. 93: Poland: 1993: Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Armed Forces of Armenia: Being replaced by the Helm wz. 2005. [39] Hjälm 90: Sweden: Swedish Armed Forces: Hjelm Cato: Norway: Early 2000s: Norwegian Armed Forces: Similar to the Swedish Hjalm 90. Integrated ...
Greater Poland uprising (1918–1919) K. Kraków uprising; P. Greater Poland uprising (1806) R. Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–1907) S. Sejny Uprising; U.
Warsaw Uprising; Part of Operation Tempest of the Polish Resistance and the Eastern Front of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Civilians construct an anti-tank ditch in Wola district; German anti-tank gun in Theatre Square; Home Army soldier defending a barricade; Ruins of Bielańska Street; Insurgents leave the city ruins after surrendering to German forces; Allied transport planes ...
The owner of that Polish White Eagle Medal bought it at a garage sale for just 75 cents and sold it to Rick for a cool $6,000. Pretty cool story, but it didn't end there there. That same day, Rick ...
"W-hour" (from the Polish wybuch, "outbreak"), the moment of the start of the uprising, had been rescheduled for 1 August at 1700 during a briefing on 31 July around 1730. The change of "W-hour" from 2400 (in earlier plans) to 1700 proved to be a costly strategic decision, reducing the chance of surprising the Germans, especially since many of ...