One report in January 1915 stated that while the soldiers were completely lacking in factory-produced grenades that they were not lacking in ingenuity in fabricating remarkable projectiles made from canned beef, sardines, tuna and foie gras cans. German stick grenades were also called “potato mashers” again for their shape.Įarly in the war, the French were not prepared for the use and production of grenades. Soon two types of grenades became standard for the Germans: stick (with the explosive can attached to a wooden handle) and egg (because it resembled an egg). At the start of the war the Germans only trained special infantry troops, or “pioneers,” to use hand grenades.
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