The Helmet That Won WW2 (American M1)

#history #ww2

[jasonhooey]

I've had to poop in the middle of no where with very little around. At no point did i think, I'll remove my hat and poop in it, just to wipe it out on to the ground.

[yorkyleefairbank]

I'm ex infantry I doubt very much a soldier would shit in there helmet when you could use it as a shovel and shit in the hole then cover it up with the dirt you dug up

[thrillfueled]

It’s not as bad as it sounds, lmao it’s exactly as bad as it sounds😂

[jeffreyyetzer]

Never heard of this, we were taught to dig a "cathole"

[ChrisHansen.x]

protip your e-tool is amazing for taking shits just fold it to wear the shovel end is side ways and put the handle on the ground sit on the shovel end and you should figure it out from there really convenient way to take a shit on the field

[Crazy_Schizo]

Imagine being called “shithead” during WW2 💀

[wmonger]

I would have chosen to poop in someone else's helmet.

[thebigserb]

Uhhh, yyyyeeaaaa...I'm just gonna use that bush over there. Have fun cleaning your helmet.

[atillaozturk]

I did military/scouts cadets training thing back when I was a teenager during school holidays.
We learnt how to dig a hole efficiently in order to take a dump if we ever needed to.
This is the biggest load of shit I've heard...🙄

[chrisgarrett]

Who else rewatched the video to see the dude with the dog
👇 if you like dogs

[DylansPen]

Of course always better to use someone else's helmet, preferably the enemy's.

[RH-plyb]

Fun WW2 fact:

American soldiers on classified missions behind enemy lines would actually use their helmets as latrines on purpose until each man produced a noticeable odor before going out on night time raids.

The reason behind this tactic was that German soldiers manning checkpoints would often let their guard down as the GI’s casually approached them due to their immediate assumption that they must be Frenchmen as a result of the aforementioned odor.

By the time they realized it was a ruse, any hope of escape had been flushed down the drain.

[gyurmethlodroe]

" ofcourse they clean the shell between uses" i doubt it

[DoubleOddJosh]

Anybody know what rifle that US soldier with the Stahlhelm and puppy has?

[hamm]

Cooking was actually not used in the helmets. The heat could change the way the helmets shape was and make it brittle. It wouldn’t be able to withstand stand impact, and gun fire if hit. If you did try to cook in your, the outside would also soften, making it easier for smaller rounds to pass through easy. Anyways have a great day or night!

[dingoatemychild]

Lmao no? There's literally no point in them doing that they could just go on the ground or if they really had to go in something like u said they could use the helmet to dig a hole 💀

[BF-I-II-V-V-III-VII]

Officers hated that soldier cooked in their helmet.
The heat of the fire can make the helmet shatter when hit later.

[BillBraskyy]

Somebody must've taken Uncle June's words _too_ literal.

[ultramagajackson]

I'd assume they'd only do that if stuck in a foxhole

[thenewbeester]

Worst moment in military history...trench warfare + company wide diarrhoea + INCOMING Artillery = THE Worst day EVER 🤮💩😵