Flammenwerfer M.16.
| Flammenwerfer M16 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Flamethrower |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| Used by | German Empire |
| Wars | World War I |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Caliber | - |
| Sights | None |
The Flammenwerfer M.16. was a German man-portable backpack flamethrower that was used in World War I in trench warfare. It was the first flamethrower to be used in combat ever, in 1915 at Verdun. It was also used in 1918 in the battle of Argonne Forest in France against Allied forces, as featured in the 2001 film The Lost Battalion, although an account in a 1917 issue of The Living Age suggests eye witness accounts of it being used at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Freeman, Arnold (26 May 1917). "Liquid-Fire and Poison-Gas". The Living Age. 293 (3803): 496.
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