For you guys want to see some epic pickelhaubes, look at these documentories. Make sure to activate subtitles if you aren't German!
First one is about Bismarck's reich and the second one is about Villhelm II and WWI.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyeu2Z_p9sM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geB2Uvkionc[/youtube]