Potato Masher what everyone gets wrong
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The Potato Masher or Stielhandgranate 24 (and 43) is the iconic German World War 2 hand grenade, yet although everyone thinks it was the most important German hand grenade, this does not seem to be true. It's little know cousin the Eihandgranate 39 should not be underestimated. Disclaimer: I was invited by the Forum Wehrgeschichte OÖ in 2022. http://www.wehrgeschichte-ooe.at/ »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « BArch, RH 2/3684: Merkblatt 25/3: Anleitung für den Nahkampf und die Handgranatenausbildung. Reibert, W.: Reibert: Der Dienst-Unterricht im Heere. Ausgabe für den Schützen der Schützenkompanie. 13. Auflage, E.S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, Germany, 1943. Altrichter, Friedrich: Der Reserveoffizier. Ein Handbuch für den Offizier und Offizieranwärter des Beurlaubtenstandes aller Waffen. Vierzehnte, durchgesehene Auflage, Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, Germany, 1941. Kühlwein, Fitz: Die Gruppe im Gefecht. (Die neue Gruppe). Elfte, völlig neubearbeitete Auflage, E.S. Mittler & Sohn: Berlin, Germany, 1940. H.Dv. 130/2a: Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Infanterie. Heft 2a: Die Schützenkompanie. (Entwurf). Nachdruck mit eingearbeiten Berichtigungen gemäß H.M. 41 Nr. 189 u. H.V.Bl. (C) Nr. 890, Verlag „Offene Worte“: Berlin, Germany, 1942. Payne, Craig M.: Principles of Naval Weapon Systems. Second Edition, Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 2010. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Stielhandgranate 24 & 43 01:46 Eihandgranate 39 02:18 Blast vs. Fragmentation 04:29 Differences between Stielhandgrante and Eihandgranate 07:44 Why Stielhandgranate is so prevalent 10:55 Summary #Stielhandgranate,#potatomasher,#stickhandgrenade
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