Stahlhelm

A German Stahlhelm

German

Etymology

From Stahl (steel) + Helm (helmet)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːlhɛlm/
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Noun

Stahlhelm m (genitive Stahlhelms or Stahlhelmes, plural Stahlhelme)

  1. Any steel helmet intended to protect the wearer from shrapnel.
  2. A distinctive, steel helmet fielded by Germany during World Wars I and II, and by many other countries during the 20th century.
  3. Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten.

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