Putting on the Reich: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', the ruthless [[The Political Officer|commissars]] of the [[Redshirt Army|"Imperial Guard"]] go for the twofer by taking the name "Commissar" from the Soviet Union and the trench-coat and high-peaked cap from the Third Reich. Furthermore, some planets' regiments, like the Armageddon Steel Legion, Attilan Rough Riders and Death Korps of Krieg, wear outfits resembling those of the aforementioned villains of history. The Armageddon Steel Legion's use of gas masks is at least justified by their home planet's [[Gaia's Lament|chokingly polluted atmosphere]], and the Death Korps of Krieg by their homeworld being subjected to [[Nuke'Em|atomic bombardment]], [[After the End|the radiation of which has yet to clear]]. Though the Death Korps of Krieg have a German-sounding name, their uniforms take inspiration from German, French and Belgium WWI uniforms. The Death Korps of Krieg are also known for using [[Spikes of Villainy|spiked helmets]] that the basic design were infamously used by German troops in World War I, along with the coal-scuttle helmets usually associated with the Wehrmacht [[Older Than They Think|but actually first used by German troops in the First World War.]] [[Up to Eleven|They go even further]] - Krieger ''horses'' wear gasmasks and black/silver spiked barding while having one of the aforementioned Death Korps riding them.

** Older (metal) Cadian units, on the other hand, wear obvious Wehrmacht-inspired uniforms, right down to the bread-bags, Y-straps, jack boots, and cylindrical ribbed gas mask cans.

 

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