The blitzkrieg.
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The Haber process.
Fanta?
that one really complicated way to turn bullets 180 degrees in a gun
(I know literally nothing but saw a meme on [email protected])
Frankfurters.
Printed circuit boards. Printing press. Graph theory. Theory of relativity. Homeopathy.
Printing press as well as the linotype.
If a German invented the Xerox they would've had the hat trick.
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Leiderhosen
The US Army. Given the history, you might expect it to based on either the French or British model, but no, they mostly took notes from Prussia.
You might also think it's a very top-down authoritarian model for a military, but also no. That notion mostly comes from the legacy of Nazis. Both before and after, the German model of the Army is one of the least top-down authoritarian militaries.
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The woman that birthed Gutenberg
Germany
TV and TV propaganda
Assault rifles
Nope. There where several "assault rifles" designed and built long before the StGew44 or the AK47 showed up.
The Italians even adopted one in the 1890s. But because Italian industry wasn't, let's just say not very capable at the time, only small numbers were produced. Even the Browning BAR, adopted in 1918, predates it and lasted far longer in service around the world.
If there is one thing the Germans did give to the world was the Reinheitsgebot in 1516. Because beer should only be made from water, barley, and hops. For that alone, they stand tallest in history.
Thanks for the interesting summary.
It really is true what they say. Post something wrong, and soon enough someone will correct you. Maybe you could even think of this as a clever way of crafting an effective question.
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Gutenberg printing press
The Chinese invented movable type printing presses ~500 years before Gutenberg. The process was refined in Korea after that and made its way west. Gutenberg likely adapted and popularized the existing processes into the western industrialization movement.
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SAP (maudits allemands !)