Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet- Complete- Dated 1941- Size 56 Manufacture Type_Original Items winning the Air Medal and

winning the Air Medal and Purple Heart

the marines’ marksmanship failed to silence the German guns

Measures 6" x 3" with missing spout and functional release lever

(18th Battalion

and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Otto Bitter on 10 February 1944

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet- Complete- Dated 1941- Size 56 Manufacture Type_Original Items winning the Air Medal andOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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