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The Adrian helmet (French: Casque Adrien) was an influential design of combat helmet originally produced for the French Army during World War I.Its original version, the M15, was the first standard helmet of the French Army and was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare, and head wounds from the falling shrapnel generated by indirect fire became a frequent cause ...
French infantry pushing through enemy barbed wire, 1915. During World War I, France was one of the Triple Entente powers allied against the Central Powers.Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the French Army's operations occurred in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as the Western Front, which consisted mainly of trench warfare.
The 369th in action. After being detached and seconded to the French, they wore the Adrian helmet, while retaining the rest of their U.S. uniform.Seen here at Séchault, France on 29 September 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, they wear the U.S. Army-issue Brodie helmet, correct for that time.
When steel helmets reappeared in World War I, the kettle hat made its comeback as the British Brodie helmet (often called tin hat), as well as the French Adrian helmet. These kettle helmets were also used in World War II by the British, Commonwealth forces (such as Australia and Canada ). [ 4 ]
The earlier Helm Wz.2000 helmet came with a 3-point chin strap. The peak of the helmet is closer to the original US PASGT helmet than other European variants in that the peak has more of the lip of the PASGT than the European-style sloping peak. [38] Hełm wz. 2000: Poland: 2000: Polish Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine: Hełm wz. 93 ...
Krupp 7.62cm L/16.5 Infanteriegeschütz; Krupp 7.7cm L/20 Infanteriegeschütz; Krupp 7.7cm L/27 Infanteriegeschütz; Anti-tank weapons. Becker 2cm M2 Tankabwehrgewehr; DWM 1.32cm MG 18 Tank und Flieger; Mauser 1.3cm M1918 Tankgewehr; Rheinmetall 3.7cm M1918 Tankabwehrkanone; Anti-aircraft weapons. Becker 2cm M2 Flugzeugabwehrgewehr; DWM 1.32cm ...
Following the naval failure in the Dardanelles Strait on March 18, French troopships anchored at Moudros between March 18 and 27, then set sail from March 25 to Alexandria. The cavalry remained there (at the Zahiria camp and later Victoria College, east of the city) [130] due to a lack of landing equipment (the infantry used rafts). [131]
[1] 18 April – Roland Garros lands his aircraft behind enemy lines and is taken prisoner. 9 May – Second Battle of Artois starts. 15 May – Second Battle of Artois ends in stalemate. July – Adrian helmet first issued to the French Army. 10 September – Satirical weekly newspaper Le Canard enchaîné first published.