page_title: Portuguese M1940 helmet
hierarchical_section_title: Portuguese M1940 helmet
caption_attribution_description: English: Portuguese Minister of State and Defense Paulo Portas (right), welcomes the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (left), at Fort Sao Juliao, Portugal, on Jun. 10, 2003.
context_page_description: The M1940 helmet was the primary combat helmet used by the Armed Forces of Portugal, from the 1940s to the late 1960s. The M1940-63 and the M1940-63 Paratrooper are improved versions of the M1940 helmet that were introduced in the 1960s and are still in limited use. Besides being used by the Armed Forces, the M1940 and the M1940-63 helmets were also used by the Portuguese Security Forces, including the Public Security Police and the National Republican Guard. This helmet was largely replaced by the PASGT in the early 1990s.
context_section_description: The M1940 helmet was the primary combat helmet used by the Armed Forces of Portugal, from the 1940s to the late 1960s. The M1940-63 and the M1940-63 Paratrooper are improved versions of the M1940 helmet that were introduced in the 1960s and are still in limited use. Besides being used by the Armed Forces, the M1940 and the M1940-63 helmets were also used by the Portuguese Security Forces, including the Public Security Police and the National Republican Guard (GNR). This helmet was largely replaced by the PASGT in the early 1990s.
caption: Soldiers of a 2nd Lancers Regiment honor guard wearing white M1940-63 helmets.
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