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What is a pickelhaube?

What is a pickelhaube? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War. [from 19th c.]
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They wore the regular German officer's uniform, except that the pickelhaube was replaced by a khaki sun-helmet.
The pickelhaube was originally designed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia. and its use slowly spread to other German principalities.
The comparison was helped by the spiked Pickelhaube helmet worn by German forces until 1916, which would be reminiscent of images depicting ancient Hun helmets.
And look at that one over there, wearing that beautiful waste-paper basket on his head like a pickelhaube!
Few relics of military history are as striking as the German Pickelhaube.
The iconic horned helmet of the German army, known as the Pickelhaube is one of the strongest images from the war.

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