M42 CAMOUFLAGE AFRIKAKORP HELMET WITH SINGLE HEER DECAL

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SKU
H189FS

GERMAN WWII M42 TROPICAL CAMO HELMET WITH HEER DECAL - ORIGINAL SHELL 

This original WW2 German Size 64 M1942 Helmet shell has been completely Refurbished.

This Tan Afrika Korps M42 helmet comes with a worn and distressed finish complete with single Heer decal

This German WW2 original m42 helmet shell comes with a high quality reproduction European made M31 helmet liner size 57 (US size 7-1/8 ) and high-quality reproduction German leather chin strap.

This is an original M42/64 shell marked with manufacturers code and size

CKL/ckl64 (Eisenhüttenwerk Thale / Harz)

& batch number ends in 35 / that is all i can make out 

M42 : ET and from 1943 : CKL/ckl 

The German Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps) or DAK was a German force in Africa in WWII during the North African Campaign. 

The Africa Corps was formed on January 11, 1941 and Hitler gave the command to one of his favourite generals, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.  At first named the Panzerarmee Afrika, it was renamed a few times during its campaign however both officers and men continued to call it AfrikaKorps until its surrender in May, 943.

Initially the DAK was only sent to help the Italians defense of their African colonies arriving in Libya it only consisted of the Panzer Regiment 5. Then organized into the 5th Light Division (later to be called the 21st Panzer Division) from February 10 to March 12, 1941.  Later that spring the 5th Light joined some of the 15th Panzer Division that came from Italy. Both divisions were subordinate to the Italian’s in Africa. On August 15, 1941 more German troops were sent to Africa and a new command headquarters was made called Panzer Group Afrika.  The Panzer Group was headed now by Ludwig Cruwell with Rommel still in command.

In November 1942 after the German defeat in the second battle of El Alamein, the XC Army Corps arrived in Tunisia, Africa and additional 5th Panzer Army men were added.  On February 23,1943, the Panzer Army Africa was re-designed as the Italian 1st Army which was under the control of Giovanni Messe. Rommel was placed in command of the New Army Group Africa which controlled the Italian 1st Army, and the Panzer 5h Army.

On May 13, the Afrika Korps and remaining Axis forces surrender in North Africa.

 

 

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SKU H189FS
Weight 1.330000
Country German
Era WWII
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