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Politie 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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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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| Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:06 pm |
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Mobilized police officers commanded many of the Dutch border troops. I think that's from "War Over Holland" wesbsite.
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| Angel of Death wrote: | Great SA
I would name it Kazematten (same thing, Dutch spelling, incidentally closer to the Byzantine origin) |
What Byzantine origin?
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| Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:05 pm |
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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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| Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:02 am |
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Oh ok . "Chasma" means "Gap" in Greek. "Chasmata" is the plural.
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