Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by F.ST.L with Eye Shields - size 56 81mm Mortar in hard house-to-house fighting

in hard house-to-house fighting

officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa) was a state in Southeast Asia from 1945 to 1954 and a country from 1954 to 1976

Henderson in 1934

a button may be sewed to the left shoulder of the coat or jumper under the collar

The reverse is plain with a vertical needle style pin

Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by F.ST.L with Eye Shields - size 56 81mm Mortar in hard house-to-house fightingOriginal 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