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| Sharpe |
1939 Dutch CommanderPolitie Kapitein(0-1) 5 Speed 1 Defense 4/5 Cover 5 Initiative +1 KAZEMATTEN--Dutch soldiers in pillboxes adjacent to this unit may remove Pinned markers at the beginning of their Movement phase. Cost 6 Date 9/1939 |
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| Angel of Death |
Great SA 
I would name it Kazematten (same thing, Dutch spelling, incidentally closer to the Byzantine origin) Politie Kapitein = Police Captain (what do they have to do with it ?) An alternative could be : Kapitein der Genie (Engineers Captain) 
(actually, a lieutenant of the 'opbouwdienst' the Dutch fortification labour service during German occupation .. but it's a fun picture) http://www.museumverbindingsdienst.nl/vestel3.jpg http://www.museumverbindingsdienst.nl/vestel.html |
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| Sharpe |
Mobilized police officers commanded many of the Dutch border troops. I think that's from "War Over Holland" wesbsite. | ||
| NeuralDream |
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| Angel of Death |
I wasn't aware of politie-kapiteins taking command of border troops.
Why the hell not though
From both German and Dutch wiki : The word 'kazemat' comes from the Italian casa matta and/or the Spanish casa armata. Both are derived from the old Byzantine term chasmata . This term was used as a way to point out fortifications with shooting holes in it. Sounded somewhat credible. |
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| NeuralDream |
Oh ok . "Chasma" means "Gap" in Greek. "Chasmata" is the plural.
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