Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - Replaced Sweatband WWII with all four split pins

with all four split pins still present

and insignia from the Axis nations of German and Italy (who the Allies were fighting in North Africa)

he was one of those men from the Greatest Generation that did the work that needed to be done

Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) was the official newspaper of the Ministry

and has been cleaned and sharpened several times

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - Replaced Sweatband WWII with all four split pinsOriginal 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