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The Russian Streltsy are famous for using bardiches as musket rests, but how common was this? Did every Streltsy have a bardiche, or only the front ranks, which are more likely to engage in melee?

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Did the Nazis consider Turks, Arabs, and Persians as normal (not inferior to other races) or even as full-blooded Aryans? If so, why?

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How were spears/pikes used in multiple ranks?

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The Russian Streltsy are famous for using bardiches as musket rests, but how common was this? Did every Streltsy have a bardiche, or only the front ranks, which are more likely to engage in melee?	68
Did the Nazis consider Turks, Arabs, and Persians as normal (not inferior to other races) or even as full-blooded Aryans? If so, why?	14
How were spears/pikes used in multiple ranks?	9