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Why did the number of head injuries increase after helmets were introduced at the beginning of World War 1?
Field hospitals kept records of casualties. If a man arrived at the hospital with a head wound and lived, he would be listed as 'head wound', but if a man was dead, he would be listed as 'dead'. After the helmets came into service, many men were hit on the had and lived, and were listed as 'head wound', and so the number of the increase was made up of men who would have died and been listed as 'dead' had they not been wearing helmets. Helmets therefore decreased the number of dead, but increased the number listed as 'head wound'.
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What year were helmets introduced in World War 1?
They were introduced in 1916.
What are WW1 helmets made out of?
world war 1 helmets were made fom sheep skin and cows
Did German officers of World War 2 wear helmets?
not all the time they only wore helmets in combat but they were hardly ever in combat so yes they did
How did soldiers decorate their helmets in World War 2?
US Army M1 steel helmets were not issued with cloth camo covers as were the US Marines fighting in the Pacific, during WWII. Consequently, soldiers didn't do to much writing on steel. The common thing was to paint their division patch on the sides of the helmets (1st Infantry Division, 3rd ID, 4 ID, etc.). In Vietnam, the US Army began, for the first time, issuing cloth camo reversible covers for the steel M1 helmets. At this time US Soldiers began writing graffiti on their helmets.
What does the kenning war-masks refer?
Helmets. apex
