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Canada kicked Nazi ass o7 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] _spiffy@piefed.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't half of the Geneva convention just a bunch of shit Canadians did during the war?

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Geneva Suggestions, aye?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

some examples of the kit Canadians used/made for trench raids (most other armies stopped the practice but we kept doing it).

And yes that is a revolver with a bayonet.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And grenade head mace.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I am sure there was a way that it was used that makes sense, but all I can think of is a really final fuck you.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

The handle gives leverage for a greater throwing range. "Stick grenades" and "Potato mashers", they were sometimes called.

They were eventually abandoned because they're larger than normal grenades - it was decided that 3 grenades you can toss at 20m is better than just one you can toss at 35m.