German Army Helmet
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Austrian pattern World War I helmet, refurbished with the typical dark field gray paint finish and National Socialist Party decals of red trimmed in black with a black swastika in a white circle.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: During the early years of World War II, many helmets used by the German Army were refurbished for field combat use. Surplus helmets, including Austrian pattern World War I helmets, were often gathered, repainted and marked with decals by the military personnel stationed at supply depots.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: occurred
content: Germany
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2004.0137.13
label: accession number
content: 2004.0137
label: catalog number
content: 2004.0137.13
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Helmet
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 9 1/2 in x 12 5/16 in; 17.78 cm x 24.13 cm x 31.242 cm