Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 56 Discount Recently purchased at an estate

Recently purchased at an estate sale

Photographs of these markings appear in book referred to below on page 12

His logistics work earned him a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit

The fabric is in really great condition in the frame

and a clear manufacturer mark stamped into the metal: 1940 / 336

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 56 Discount Recently purchased at an estateOriginal 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