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Configuration
| Specification | Hełm wz. 67 | M-1956 load-carrying equipment |
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| Type | Combat helmet[source] | individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE)[source] |
| Place of origin | Polish People's Republic[source] | — |
| In service | 1967-present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users for details[source] | — |
| Wars | Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Martial law in Poland Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designer | Military Institute of Armament Technology[source] | developed by the U.S. Army[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Huta Silesia[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1967-1989[source] | — |
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| Variants | wz. 67 wz. 67/75[source] | — |
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| Former operator · al-Qaeda | al-Qaeda[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Free Syrian Army | Free Syrian Army[source] | — |
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| Material | steel[source] | olive drab cotton webbing[source] |
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| Introduction | — | early 1960s[source] |
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| Configuration | — | quickly configured, using no tools, to accommodate various mission and ammunition loads[source] |
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| Historical service | — | The M-1956 LCE remained in service through the 1980s and set the standard for future United States military load-carrying equipment.[source]Own lead US-developed/issued equipment service history; current exact Thai/Philippine/Cambodian list observations retained separately |
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| Attachment system | — | Slide keepers were used to attach the various pouches of the M-1956 equipment to the pistol belt.[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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