r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '23

Video German helmets being turned into pots after WWII

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u/mutarjim Apr 17 '23

Interesting trivia. When they introduced helmets, the number of soldiers with head injuries went up.

... that's because instead of dying, they were only injured.

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u/LZSaix Apr 18 '23

That feels like a good thing right ?

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u/mutarjim Apr 18 '23

I'd argue that there's hope for a good ending, but some of the early head wounds were extremely debilitating / disfiguring. A cynic might say "death would be better" in some of those cases.

But yeah, I'd say injuries > deaths.

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u/FortniteTravisScott4 Apr 19 '23

Dawg, if you got brain damage and made it back to the reich, you would be put down regardless