Comments by "Britta Kriep" (@brittakriep2938) on "Rearming West Germany: The G1 FAL" video.

  1. The , Wehrmacht ' pattern Stahlhelm was as , Einsatzhelm schwer' also used by Bereitschaftspolizei ( Riot Police, Barracked Police??) units up to about 1990. I, german, born 1965 , didn' t knew this and was rather surprised, when i saw such helmets in TV at state funeral of bavarian Governor Franz Josef Strauß in 1986 or 1987.
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  2. Up to 1790s ( 1792?) current Belgium was under the name , Austrian Netherlands' a regular part of HRE.
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  3. If in 1792 german troops would have beaten french revolutionary troops, the Austrian Netherlands, today known as Belgium, could be still a part of HRE.
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  4. Was in 1950s used as designation for a not introduced trials rifle, i think from Switzerland.
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  5. When the french people heared, that german Bundeswehr got in 1950s boots with Rubber soles instead of nailed soles, they feared , that they could asleep next Invasion:))
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  6. When France introduced Lebel rifle in 1886, in 1888 Germany introduced Gewehr 88.
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  7. Under the name , Austrian Netherlands' the territory of current Belgium was up to 1790s regular part of HRE.
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  8. Only Bundesgrenzschutz ( of West German Federal Governement) and Bereitschaftspolizei units of west german states had been paramilitary.
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  9. From 11th century to 1792: Current Belgium was regular part of HRE, for the case, you don't knew this.
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