jerrycan
type of fuel can (20-l-standard version of WWII and later NATO)
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jerrycan
Summary
jerrycan ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,245 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Jerry is named after jerrycan[2].
- Wehrmacht is named after jerrycan[3].
- jerrycan is made of sheet steel[4].
- jerrycan is made of plastic[5].
- jerrycan is a type of fuel container[6].
- jerrycan's Commons category is recorded as Jerrycans[7].
- 1936 marks the founding of jerrycan[8].
- jerrycan's described at URL is recorded as https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=2920[9].
- jerrycan's volume as quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[10].
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Definition and Type
jerrycan is a type of fuel container[6].
Origins
Things named after include Jerry[2], a nickname[11] and Wehrmacht[3], an armed forces[12], in Nazi Germany[13], founded in 1935[14], headquartered in Wünsdorf[15]. 1936 marks the founding of jerrycan[8].
Why It Matters
jerrycan ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,245 views/month).[1] jerrycan has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] jerrycan is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]