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Volker_Nemsch · 6 July 2002, 09:45 AM

Hello!

Additionally I remember that there was a German anti-tank weapon existing during the last days of WW2 called "Förstersonde". I don´t know how it looked like. I think that in both cases it might be the name of the inventor or the "outward appearance" of the mine itself and its size that was the reason for a nickname (maybe it looked like a priests hat?). Soldiers normally find very "logic" names for weapons within a short time instead of using the official names.
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Any further ideas?

6 July 2002, 09:45 AM	#4
Volker_Nemsch Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Germany Posts: 4,654	Hello! Additionally I remember that there was a German anti-tank weapon existing during the last days of WW2 called "Förstersonde". I don´t know how it looked like. I think that in both cases it might be the name of the inventor or the "outward appearance" of the mine itself and its size that was the reason for a nickname (maybe it looked like a priests hat?). Soldiers normally find very "logic" names for weapons within a short time instead of using the official names. :-/ Any further ideas? __________________ Best regards from Germany Volker Nemsch "My words came out fine. The problem is that they were incorrectly processed by your brain." (???) "Much to learn, you still have." (Yoda) "I never said all that shit!" (Confucius)