Original German WWII 1941 Dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - size 58 British Militaria 11th Combat Aviation Battalion and

11th Combat Aviation Battalion and made their base at Phu Loi

new covers were ordered

but overall the arm band is bright and in very good condition

but were stopped when the Krupp-built artillery and torpedoes of Oscarsborg Fortress sank the German flagship Blücher and sank or damaged the other ships in the German task force

The model 1 is loaded by actually unhooking the bottom of the barrel so it could swivel upwards

Original German WWII 1941 Dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - size 58 British Militaria 11th Combat Aviation Battalion andOriginal 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