Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 58 British Ordnance so we are not quite

so we are not quite sure how this happened to the leather

three more gunships were called in to provide further aid to the Marines

no markings remain

The other side of the band is marked with the Reichsbetriebsnummer (National Business Number) and date:

This is a very nice example with some real signs of use

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 58 British Ordnance so we are not quiteOriginal 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