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Paratrooper knife «Kappmmesser»

22 Jul 2019 1 minute read 1 comment bammbuss

German paratroopers needed a knife-cutter for emergency cutting of lines.By order of the Luftwaffe, this knife was designed by Fliegerkappmesser - FKM (flying knife-cutter) or Kappmmesser (knife-cutter). It was adopted on May 24, 1937. Known also...

Croatian Wehrmacht Regiment in July 1941 (Part 1)

9 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments bammbuss

In April 1941, German and Italian troops occupied Yugoslavia, and the time for occupation came. In the territories of present-day Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia (partly) they formed the “Independent State of Croatia” (NGH). It received a...