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"The Flammenwerfer M.16 was a flamethrower used by British and French infantries...." no it was used by Austrian and German infantries

"The Flammenwerfer M.16 was the first flamethrower ever" the code name indicates that it was a 1916 construction so it was not so "first" "ever" considering other flamethrowers before 1916 such as the Kleinflammenwerfer of 1911 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.73.223.119 (talk) 19:02, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1 8 Middlesex War Diary for 18th March 1916 states "Coy attended Flamenwerfer demonstration" — Preceding unsigned comment added by WilliamEH (talk • contribs) 07:07, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1 8 Middlesex War Diary for 9th April 1916 states "The Battn witnessed a Flemenwerfer display. Forty five officers and men being in a specimen trench at which the flame was directed." — Preceding unsigned comment added by WilliamEH (talk • contribs) 07:13, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced refimprove with disputed[edit]

The very name "Flammenwerfer" indicates it is a german-built weapon - the article however suggests it was used by the Entente - this is very nearly certainly an error. Note that the list of flamethrowers referenced lists it (correctly I think) as a german weapon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Feynthefallen (talk • contribs) 10:34, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

a question[edit]

the M16 flammenwerfer was designed in Austria and used by Germany? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.131.242.250 (talk) 20:38, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edit for Flammenwerfer M.16[edit]

When I saw how little there was about the Flammenwerfer I decided to add to it. I left the original text made, but used it as a brief overview of the subject. After that I went into some history of the use of fire as a weapon of war, and how it came to a head during the Great War. After that I explained the development of the modern flamethrower, explaining who was the main characters in the design process being Richard Fiedler and Bernhard Reddemann. From there I explained the instructions of use, and its implementation during the Great War with the pioneer regiment. After that I explained who and how it was used during the inter war period with the German army and Freikorps. There wasn't too many sources and some disagreed on dates, so I used the ones that agreed and who I could back up with other sources. If there is any questions or concerns please look at the references and ask questions. Kaiser Tony01 (talk) 03:47, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What is with the heavily sensationalized/editorialized tone of your edits? This is Wikipedia, not a tabloid; neutrality of the writing is explicitly mandatory no matter what. MarqFJA87 (talk) 05:42, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]