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M1911 skins
Legendary: The Care Package, In Flanders Fields, Lucifer, The Man Stopper, Poodlefaker
Distinguished: The Incarcerator, Package from Home, Protector, York

The Man Stopper skin for M1911 https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/M1911_Pistol_(Codex_Entry) It was with the US entry into WW1 that the M1911 saw large scale action for the first time, where its reliability and powerful .45 caliber bullet earned it the nickname "The Man Stopper". Patton (reference to the 1903 Hammerless's Patton skin) was a captain in WW1 and carried an M1911 with ivory grips engraved with his initials, and Sergeant York (reference to the M1911's York skin) famously used the M1911 during his heroic acts in Meuse-Argonne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopping_power Stopping power is the ability of a weapon – typically a ranged weapon such as a firearm – to cause a target (human or animal) to be incapacitated or immobilized. Stopping power contrasts with lethality in that it pertains only to a weapon's ability to make the target cease action, regardless of whether or not death ultimately occurs. Which ammunition cartridges have the greatest stopping power is a much-debated topic. "Manstopper" is an informal term used to refer to any combination of firearm and ammunition that can reliably incapacitate, or "stop", a human target immediately. For example, the .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) round and the .357 Magnum round both have firm reputations as "manstoppers".

York and The Incarcerator skin for M1911 (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/incarcerator): Etymology: incarcerate +‎ -or. A person who incarcerates. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/1911_in_York_(Codex_Entry) Alvin York singlehandedly killed 28 enemy soldiers in an intense firefight, equipped with an M1917 rifle and his M1911 pistol. Rushed when he had emptied his rifle, he dealt with the attacks by switching to his pistol. A German Major who rose up from the trenches pleading in English "If you do not shoot any more, we will surrender." York was a pacifist at heart and accepted the surrender, capturing 132 men. His superiors officer heard about this achievement and said "Jesus Christ York, I hear that you captured the whole German Army!" York's' response was short "No sir, just 132 of them." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners. York's Medal of Honor action occurred during the United States-led portion of the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France, which was intended to breach the Hindenburg line (reference to the MP18's Siegfriedstellung skin) and force the Germans to surrender. Despite being a regular churchgoer, York also drank heavily and was prone to fistfights. After a 1914 conversion experience, he vowed to improve and became even more devoted to the Church of Christ in Christian Union. York was drafted during World War I; he initially claimed conscientious objector status on the grounds that his religious denomination forbade violence. Persuaded that his religion was not incompatible with military service, York joined the 82nd Division as an infantry private and went to France in 1918. A 1941 film about his World War I exploits, Sergeant York, was that year's highest-grossing film; Gary Cooper won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of York, and the film was credited with enhancing American morale as the US mobilized for action in World War II.

Protector skin skin for M1911: tripe question mark or (???). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protector A device or mechanism which is designed to protect. https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-doughboy-s-m1911-pistol-in-world-war-i/ Actions like York’s (reference to the M1911's York skin) proved that the pistol was still a valuable tool in modern warfare. The timing of its use was a critical factor. Apparently, American troops needed to be reminded that their fascination with the big pistol needed to be tempered with a healthy dose of realism and hand-gunner’s skill. To that point, the following is an excerpt from the U.S. Army’s Manual of the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model of 1911,” published in Nancy, France during February of 1918. The Pistol As An Emergency Weapon. “Too much stress cannot be laid on the fact the pistol is an emergency weapon. The man who wants a stock on his pistol so that he can shoot it at a distance of several hundred yards has no understanding of the function of the arm. It is solely for the personal protection of the bearer when the enemy is within very short range and there is no possibility of accomplishing more with the other weapons with which the soldier may happen to be armed. For the average man, 25 yards may be taken as the maximum range at which the pistol should be fired. To fire at longer ranges will usually result in no casualties for the enemy but only an empty pistol at the crucial moment. This does not apply to a very small percentage of expert shots, but a man should be quite sure that he can be classed as such before violating the general rule.”

In Flanders Fields skin for M1911 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCrae): Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres (reference to the M1907 Selfloading's Ypres skin), in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. His famous poem is a threnody, a genre of lament. McCrae volunteered for service at age 41. He was appointed as Medical Officer and Major of the 1st Brigade CFA (Canadian Field Artillery). He treated the wounded during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, from a hastily dug 8-by-8-foot (2.4 m × 2.4 m) bunker in the back of the * along the Yser Canal about 2 miles north of Ypres. McCrae's friend and former militia member, Lt. Alexis Helmer, was killed in the battle, and his burial inspired the poem, "In Flanders Fields", which was written on May 3, 1915. From June 1, 1915, McCrae was ordered away from the artillery to set up No. 3 Canadian General Hospital at Dannes-Camiers near Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields  "In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. Flanders Fields (reference to the Artillery Truck's Flanders skin) is a common English name of the World War I battlefields in Belgium and France. It is one of the most quoted poems from the war. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

Lucifer and Poodlefaker skins for M1911 (https://www.henrysheldonmuseum.org/wwi-slang): Tommy, Doughboy, Fritz: Soldier Slang of World War I, a book written by Emily Brewer talks about all these terms and more. Lucifer - used to refer to a match and was taken from a popular match brand in those times. Poodlefaker – the trench slang for those who were only interested in how they looked as well as in wheedling women. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/helen-clark/pack-up-your-troubles-in-your-old-kit-bag Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag. The British music hall stars entered "Pack Up Your Troubles" in a wartime competition for the best morale-building song. It won first prize and became very popular, boosting British resolve despite the horrors of that war. Don't worry, the lyric "While you've a lucifer to light your *" doesn't have any satanic connotations. A "lucifer" was a popular make of match, and "*" is British slang for a cigarette. https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-poo1.htm Poodle-faker. It’s long-outmoded British army slang. A poodle-faker was a young officer who was disparagingly considered by fellow officers to be over-attentive to women.

The Care Package and Package from Home skins for M1911: The M1911 "Play To Give" mission ends on 4 June, 2017. Reward on 12 June, 2017 (10 Kill Assists, 10 Savior Kills, Revive 10 players and Re-supply 10 players). https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/state_civil_society_and_relief_organizations_for_war Animated by goals of returning wounded soldiers to duty and of reintegrating the permanently disabled into civil society, various governmental, quasi-governmental, and supportive private agencies provided medical and rehabilitative services for injured troops. The development of care package delivery systems to bolster morale and improve the health of soldiers including millions held in captivity complemented these endeavors. The foremost method by which soldiers’ received family and community support during the war was through gift packages. An implicit understanding that governments would not adequately provide troops with essential clothing and foodstuffs undergirded this community outreach that began in 1914 and extended throughout the warring countries, their imperial possessions, and the diasporic global networks of European émigrés and sympathizers. Illustrative of this exchange were Liebesgaben (gifts of love) consisting of sweaters, socks, food, and sundries that were collected throughout the German Empire and distributed among German forces fighting in Europe. Government and military officials keenly understood that the fighting efficiency and cohesion of their armies depended heavily on gift parcels and morale-boosting services. Governments sacrificed precious cargo capacity and communications services to permit the shipment of gift packages and letters, and routinely facilitated the programs established by soldier-caring organizations. In France and other countries, however, regulatory controls were established to ensure that care packages (as they came to be called after the Second World War) would not dangerously clog the arteries of military transportation and the postal services. Captives in eastern European and Russian camps enjoyed far fewer comforts associated with packages and their mortality rates were accordingly ten times higher than troops imprisoned in western-central Europe who were adequately provisioned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Br%C3%A4ndstr%C3%B6m Elsa Brändström (26 March 1888 – 4 March 1948) was a Swedish nurse and philanthropist. She was known as the "Angel of Siberia" (German: Engel von Sibirien). In 1915, Brändström went to Siberia together with her friend and nurse Ethel von Heidenstam (1881–1970) for the Swedish Red Cross, to introduce basic medical treatment for the German and Austrian POWs. Up to 80 percent of the POWs died of cold, hunger and diseases. For the dedication with which she looked after men from Germany and Austria, many close to death with Typhoid fever, she became known as the Angel of Siberia. Back in St. Petersburg, she founded a Swedish Aid organisation but her work was severely hindered by the 1917 Russian Revolution and the Bolshevik coup. In 1918, the new Soviet Russian authorities withdrew her work permit, but she did not give up and made several trips to Siberia until being arrested in Omsk in 1920. Accused of being a spy, Brändström was initially sentenced to death by the Soviet authorities. The sentence was eventually revoked and she was interned in 1920.