Editing Molotov cocktail (section)

==== Other fronts of World War II ====
The [[Home Army|Polish Home Army]] developed a version<ref>{{cite web |last=Stolarski |first=Rafal E. |title=The Production of Arms and Explosive Materials by the Polish Home Army in the Years 1939–1945 |url=http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/25%20Article.htm |access-date=30 June 2007 |website=polishresistance-ak.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319005130/http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/25%20Article.htm |archive-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> which ignited on impact without the need of a wick. Ignition was caused by a reaction between concentrated [[sulfuric acid]] mixed with the fuel and a mixture of [[potassium chlorate]] and sugar which was [[Crystallization|crystallized]] from solution onto a rag attached to the bottle.

During the [[Norwegian campaign]] in 1940 the Norwegian Army lacking suitable anti-tank weaponry had to rely on petrol bombs and other improvised weapons to fight German armored vehicles. Instructions from Norwegian High Command sent to army units in April 1940 encouraged soldiers to start ad-hoc production of "Hitler cocktails" (a different take on the Finnish nickname for the weapon) to combat tanks and armored cars.<ref>Aspheim, Odd and Hjeltnes, Guri. ''Tokt ved neste nymåne''. p. 58. {{ISBN|82-02-12701-7}}</ref> During the campaign there were instances of petrol bombs being relatively effective against the lighter tanks employed in Norway by Germany, such as the [[Panzer I]] and [[Panzer II]].