Original German WWII Service Worn First Model Olive Green DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet - dated 1942 Japanese Army some with brown ceramic bodies

some with brown ceramic bodies

He enlisted in 1942 and is listed with a civilian occupation of "Skilled mechanics and repairmen

"The next morning

As a side note

540 officers and men left Cape Town on the SS German in late September 1902

Original German WWII Service Worn First Model Olive Green DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet - dated 1942 Japanese Army some with brown ceramic bodiesOriginal 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