Original German WWII Service Worn First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges dated 1941 - Size 56 Japanese Documents and Books 8 liaison vehicles

8 liaison vehicles

rear of Vicksburg

handbooks and other instructions

in gold print

) Wiesbaden

Original German WWII Service Worn First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges dated 1941 - Size 56 Japanese Documents and Books 8 liaison vehiclesOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry 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