Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Civic Police Sun Helmet with Badges - size 54 Vintage Signs Myretetus and his crew

Myretetus and his crew

consisting of steel plates sown into multi-layered nylon that would catch low velocity fragments

the three-hour battle was decided by the weapons of the 50 paratroopers ranged against the Japanese Special Landing Force

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Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Civic Police Sun Helmet with Badges - size 54 Vintage Signs Myretetus and his crewOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung ("Tropical Headwear"), 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 an