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Helmets in WW2

19 Jul 2014, 01:33 AM
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avatar of theblitz6794

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I notice some recurring themes in movies and games regarding helmets.

First, the Japanese seem to reserve helmets for assault troops and regular rifle troops never wear them. Russians often are the same way. The Germans tend to wear them but often are also just wearing field caps.

Is there any historical background for this? I've googled it to death and can't come up with anything. Obviously the Russians were in short supply of everything in the beginning of the war, but by 1943 helmets should be standard issue. The Germans shouldn't stop wearing them until the final months. The Japanese probably had metal shortages though
19 Jul 2014, 03:09 AM
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avatar of coh2player

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They were not called 'Russians', they were called Soviets.

Many Soviets reserve divisions/militia thrown in the fire in the summer-fall of 1941 were inadequately armed and indeed had shortages of helmets, automatic weapons, communications equipment, artillery, tanks, supplies, organization, etc. But after this crisis past (summer to winter 1941), it was no longer the case for most things.

All Soviet, German and Japanese front line troops were issued helmets. While on the long march or safely in the rear, they removed the weight on their head.

They were issued field caps of various types instead.

The nation in WW2 that did not have helmets for many of their front line troops were the Chinese armies.
23 Jul 2014, 13:06 PM
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avatar of somenbjorn

Posts: 923

Same with alot of things; It looks cool.

When people say "It is only a movie, don't take anything as being true form it."
Well that is true, and don't take ANYTHING from movies as historical fact. Zero, nada, nothing.


The histography of the general public is often very poor, and this rule is hopefully a small step into making it better.
If geology was as down the drain as History, the idea of a Hollow Earth would be taught in most schools.
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