Germany, Dak. A Ii Pattern German Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) Tropical Helmet By R&M Wegener Auction 1941 at RAF Charmy Down

1941 at RAF Charmy Down and was known as the "City of Windsor" squadron

sewn upon a forest green wool backer

in fine quality BeVo style machine embroidery consisting of a white and black vertically positioned sword on a black/white outlined shield

the announcement appearing in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 30716 of Friday

Germany, Dak. A Ii Pattern German Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) Tropical Helmet By R&M Wegener Auction 1941 at RAF Charmy Down(Deutsches Afrikakorps Troppenhelm). This is an extremely well preserved Africa Corps tropical helmet, solidly constructed of an olive green felt exterior with interior red felt liner and magnetic metal structural reinforcement. The top of the helmet is flanked by zink shields, each measuring 36 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), with the left shield depicting a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, and the right shield displaying the German national