Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges colts Headquarters company

Headquarters company

The 28th Infantry Division pushed east towards the French capital of Paris through the Bocage

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later designated Company A

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges colts Headquarters companyOriginal 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