Original German WWII Eastern Front White Rabbit Fur Winter Hat with Maker Markings - size 57 Russian Air Force This Chapka helmet is for

This Chapka helmet is for a Trooper (other ranks) and sports a black horsehair plume

part of the 82nd Airborne Division

Few of the veterans of that expedition would ever forget the bitter cold

with some scratches and a few dents

Due to Lieutenant Allison's quick thinking

Original German WWII Eastern Front White Rabbit Fur Winter Hat with Maker Markings - size 57 Russian Air Force This Chapka helmet is forOriginal Item: Only One Available. After the catastrophic winter of 1941 42 on the Eastern Front, the German military rapidly designed improved cold weather clothing. By the Fall of 1942, a variety of fur lined caps had been introduced. There were no standardized "model numbers", but this version is a commonly encountered pattern. It has a fieldgray wool body, which is lined with rayon fabric, and a visor and fold down ear flaps backed with rabbit