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random facts i need
1)The german paratroopers were called what?
2)What weapons did they mainly use?
3)What aircraft did they jump from?
4)Were the rail guns the germans used ever used as support? (like could be told to fire somewhere, similar to mortars)
5)How loud were they?
6)How powerful and accurate were they?
7) What year was the k43, stg44 and the fg42 developed?
8) what was the general shape of the parachutes used by the germans?
9) And for the last one i cant remember his name... who was head of the SS?
this is a lot of quetions but they are kind of simple. thanks
2)What weapons did they mainly use?
3)What aircraft did they jump from?
4)Were the rail guns the germans used ever used as support? (like could be told to fire somewhere, similar to mortars)
5)How loud were they?
6)How powerful and accurate were they?
7) What year was the k43, stg44 and the fg42 developed?
8) what was the general shape of the parachutes used by the germans?
9) And for the last one i cant remember his name... who was head of the SS?
this is a lot of quetions but they are kind of simple. thanks
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Re: random facts i need
FallschirmjägerChris Carden wrote: 1)The german paratroopers were called what?
Light weapons like MP-40s mostly.2)What weapons did they mainly use?
Junkers 52 trimotors (Click!)3)What aircraft did they jump from?
Try putting "German rail guns" or something similar into Google and see what happens.4)Were the rail guns the germans used ever used as support? (like could be told to fire somewhere, similar to mortars)
5)How loud were they?
6)How powerful and accurate were they?
I think you've answered your own question.7) What year was the k43, stg44 and the fg42 developed?
Like four-leafed clovers. Just kidding.8 ) what was the general shape of the parachutes used by the germans?
Heinrich Himmler (Click!)9) And for the last one i cant remember his name... who was head of the SS?

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And you can click here
http://www.forces70.freeserve.co.uk/Fal ... chutes.htm
for everything you've ever wanted to know about German parachutes. They started out like a mushroom, and later copied a triangular Russian design.
http://www.forces70.freeserve.co.uk/Fal ... chutes.htm
for everything you've ever wanted to know about German parachutes. They started out like a mushroom, and later copied a triangular Russian design.
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Hello Chris!
The death head symbol has a long tradition in the german military history. Already in the 16th century polish and prussian cavalry formations had a skull on their fur-heads.
The DH was then adopted as symbol by various Husaren formations of the prussian and Braunschweiger armies.
In WWI many units had a DH as symbol.
1923 the death head was the symbol of the so called Stoßtrupp Hitler which was the source formation of the later SS.
In WWII the skull was used by several branches and units:
Members of the Panzertruppe (armoured formations) had a skull on the collar and cap.
Some units which had their routes in former cavalry/husars units kept this traditional symbol during WWII like Kavallerieregiment 5 (Cavalry regiment 5), Infanterieregiment 17 (infantry regiment 17).
Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS used the DH also as symbol on caps and collars.
hope this helps,
Christoph
The death head symbol has a long tradition in the german military history. Already in the 16th century polish and prussian cavalry formations had a skull on their fur-heads.
The DH was then adopted as symbol by various Husaren formations of the prussian and Braunschweiger armies.
In WWI many units had a DH as symbol.
1923 the death head was the symbol of the so called Stoßtrupp Hitler which was the source formation of the later SS.
In WWII the skull was used by several branches and units:
Members of the Panzertruppe (armoured formations) had a skull on the collar and cap.
Some units which had their routes in former cavalry/husars units kept this traditional symbol during WWII like Kavallerieregiment 5 (Cavalry regiment 5), Infanterieregiment 17 (infantry regiment 17).
Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS used the DH also as symbol on caps and collars.
hope this helps,
Christoph
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