Editing Caltrop (section)

===World War II===
Caltrops were used extensively and effectively during [[World War II]]. The modifications and variants produced by the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) and the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) of the United States{{sfn|Lovell|1964|pp=42–43}} are still in use today within special forces and law enforcement bodies.{{who|date=January 2012}}

The Germans dropped ''crow's feet'' ({{langx|de|Krähenfüße}}).{{sfn|Civil Defence Training Pamphlet No 2|p=25}} These were made from two segments of sheet metal welded together into a tetrapod with four barbed points and then painted in camouflage colours. They came in two sizes with a side length of either {{convert|65|or|75|mm|in}}. They were dropped from aircraft in containers the same size as {{convert|500|kg|abbr=on}} bombs and were dispersed by a small explosive charge.{{sfn|Civil Defence Training Pamphlet No 2|p=25}}<ref>{{cite web
 | url        = http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt08/german-spikes.html
 | title      = German Metal Spikes (Crowsfoot)
 | work       = Tactical and Technical Trends
 | date       = 5 November 1942
 | access-date = 30 April 2015
}}</ref>