Original German WWII 2nd Model 1941 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges & 1943 dated Dust Goggles - size 59 Military Audio Different grades of wire were

Different grades of wire were used to provide the framework for which foliage could be attached to helmets

The M1886 Bavarian Pickelhaube was the final evolution in a long series of spiked helmets

This poster shows a medic who is giving plasma to a wounded soldier on the battlefield

The 28th was thereafter named the "Black Lions of Cantigny

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Original German WWII 2nd Model 1941 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges & 1943 dated Dust Goggles - size 59 Military Audio Different grades of wire wereOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical headgear), of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the