# Stahlhelms & Goosesteps (in Today's World)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stahlhelms-goosesteps-in-todays-world/411707>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stahlhelms-goosesteps-in-todays-world/411707 "2007-07-13T21:16:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stahlhelms-goosesteps-in-todays-world/411707/1 "2007-07-13T21:16:28Z")

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Hi Everyone!

I know that the military of some of today’s nations still “goose-step” when they march, but do any still wear the “stahlhelm” (the same type of helmet worn by the Germans in World War Two?)

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stahlhelms-goosesteps-in-todays-world/411707/2 "2007-07-13T21:35:41Z")

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Yes, [us](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personnel_Armor_System_for_Ground_Troops). 😃

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stahlhelms-goosesteps-in-todays-world/411707/3 "2007-07-13T21:38:33Z")

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it’s Kevlar and not steel, but the current helmet used by the US Army is shaped similarly to the Stahlhelm. You can see a picture here:

[![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_soldiers_wearing_the_PASGT_helmet,_Hawaii.jpg) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_soldiers_wearing_the_PASGT_helmet,_Hawaii.jpg)