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Potato Masher what everyone gets wrong

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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Rob Brown

The Potato Masher is definitely more interesting. A good follow-up would be fuse types for the Eihandgranate, adaptation for projection from the Leuctpistole. Also there were smoke generation types based on both. Another interesting thing about the grenades was how the method of transport changed so drastically over that 5 year period of WW2.

Matt Osborne

One visual medium you don't mention here are comic books. For a few decades, a lot of American kids got their image of WW2 from titles like "GI Combat" and "Sgt Rock." Even as a child, I noticed that artists seemed to have an easier time portraying stick grenade action. If Sgt Rock could conveniently capture some stick grenades, the artist would show him using them at medium distance, whereas his American hand grenades had to be in the foreground to be visible at all. What you've identified here about WW2 photogprahy and newsreels applies even more in that format.