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Helmets weren't always used to avoid head wounds....notice netting
Field division, Normandy 1944
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
Back in business....
Helmets weren't always used to avoid head wounds....notice netting
Field division, Normandy 1944
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
All helmets camouflaged in the same way for the soldiers assigned to this position
France, 1944
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
Fantastic and very scarce photo taken in May 1940 in France and that shows an Unteroffizier who's wearing a "mud camouflaged" helmet...notice the difference with the rest of the men...this NCO was in Poland and has heard many bullets passing by his shiny helmet for sure....
Last edited by JPhilip; 07-23-2010 at 10:03 PM.
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
helmet with cloth strap...notice the antitank rifle
Ostfront, 1941
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
very light tan painted helmet with a piece of string around the shell.
France, 1944
Well armed guy...
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
All helmets netted for this Luftwaffe Flak crew
Normandy, 1944
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
Luftwaffe MG practice...
The first shooter wears a camo helmet, the second shooter a feldgrau one...
Ostfront, 1942
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
Soldier camouflaging his helmet by the means of leaves...
France, 1944
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
White painted helmet...
Ostfront in January or February 1944
Notice the missing bakelite part under the MP barrel, the medals/awards and the pair of first type MP pouches...
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
Re: The German Stahlhelm (period photos)
Luftwaffe NCO
The Netherlands, 1944
Useless to say more...nice pic...
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
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