Original German WWII 1940 Dated First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet by C. Pose - Size 56 Replica Non-Firing Guns and also has a 43

and also has a 43 date

however the leather harness around the earphones indicates that they are of French manufacture

Of particular note are the theater made leather squadron patch

The final action took place about 100 miles off the SW of the Isles of Scilly in the western approaches to the British Channel

the 502nd moved to the Ruhr Pocket on 2 April to help in mop-up operations

Original German WWII 1940 Dated First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet by C. Pose - Size 56 Replica Non-Firing Guns and also has a 43Original Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung, 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 German eagle. There were