WWII German helmet decals aren’t just paint—they’re pieces of history. In this video, we explore the different types, meanings, and placement of decals used on German helmets, including ...

“The helmets were tested with shock waves of varying strength, each corresponding to a different type of German artillery shell exploding from a distance of one to five meters away [3.3 feet to ...

It might seem macabre in retrospect, given that every helmet could represent a dead soldier, but the German pickelhaube was a widely known symbol of the enemy throughout the war. With its ...

Although helmet technology has evolved considerably in the intervening century since World War I, it is primarily ballistics and blunt force that today’s helmets are designed to withstand. On those ...

The 'pickelhaube' pyramids: How 12,000 spiked helmets captured from Germans soldiers in WWI were piled high on New York's 'Victory Way' in 1919 as part of epic post-war weapons and equipment sell off ...

In 1919, a section of Park Avenue was transformed into "Victory Way" displaying two enormous pyramids made of German army helmets. 85,000 German army helmets, to be exact.

For both sides, the enemy's equipment had enormous value. First and foremost, German soldiers took Soviet SSh-39 and SSh-40 helmets from fallen Russians.

This remarkable photo, taken in 1918, shows employees of the New York Central Railroad at a celebration in Victory Way, showing off a pyramid of captured German helmets in front of Grand Central ...

Local An American filmed the German army in WWI — until they became the enemy February 7, 2017 More than 8 years ago Summary ...