Wechselapparat
Wechselapparat is a flamethrower.
Also recorded as Wex.
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- flamethrowerTerminology
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q7979010: Wechselapparat
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In this photo, U.S. soldiers test a captured German Wechselapparat flammenwerfer. The Wex-type flamethrower was intended to be operated by two men, but was the first flamethrower that could be operated by a single soldier. German flamethrower teams operated in groups of five: a soldier to operate the lance, a second to carry the backpack gear and a third to assist the second man. Two additional so
U.S. Signal Corps · https://www.thearmorylife.com/flammenwerfer-world-war-i-german-flamethrowers/ · Public domain
The picture recordElsewhere in Militaria
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