Original German WWII 1941 dated 1st Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles - Size 57 Headgear and is stamped 57 indicating

and is stamped 57 indicating that the cap is size 57cm

on 13 May 1943

Beauregard second-in-command) launched a surprise attack on Grant's army from its base in Corinth

- Royal Air Force AVRO Lancaster Heavy Bomber

so to get them home they needed to be cut off

Original German WWII 1941 dated 1st Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles - Size 57 Headgear and is stamped 57 indicatingOriginal Item: Only One Set 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