Battle of Loos 1915

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Guys were the Germans still using the covered Picklehaube by September 1915? I want to a project with the focus on this battle due to the amount of Scots who died but i obviously need Germans to fight as well.

[Phil Robinson]

Guys were the Germans still using the covered Picklehaube by September 1915? I want to a project with the focus on this battle due to the amount of Scots who died but i obviously need Germans to fight as well.

Certainly were but with the spike removed, I believe that the steel helmet was first worn early 1916 in the Verdun sector.

[Hombre]

First M16 Helmets came at November 1915. At Januar 1916, 30.000 M16 Helmets
were worn mainly in Somme and Verdun. First time only in the frontlines and were changed with reserve troops.
April 1916 1,5 Million M16 helmets were commissioned from the Heeresleitung.
From 1917 most of the german troops (except Artillerie), worn this helmet

[Atheling]

Follow this thread and be a happy man  :

http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36635

Darrell.

[flags_of_war]

Cheers guys

Dually noted Darrell. It's they figures i want to use for the Germans. Going to see if David wants to do Loos for next year

[pacofeanor]

The first attack wawe february 21th 1916 on Verdun was entirely in stalhelm , the following  wawes and artillery were still in pickelhaub without the "pick" .

best regards
paco

[carlos marighela]

And on the Eastern front, the pickelhaube lasted even longer.