Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges by JHS With “General Purpose” Leather Dust Goggles Category_Receiver His was the last interned

His was the last interned plane to leave

The Netherlands hoped to stay neutral when World War II broke out in 1939 but this hope was ended when NSDAP Germany invaded in May 1940

Miners of course are associated with Coal Mining in Britain but did see essential Military service during World War One with excavations to undermine trench works on the Western Front etc

Here we have a very nice right side1940-1945 pattern SS Collar Tab

It then served in Palestine including the Third Battle of Gaza from April 1917 to April 1918

Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges by JHS With “General Purpose” Leather Dust Goggles Category_Receiver His was the last internedOriginal Item: 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 on the left the