Germany, Heer. An M40 Stahlhelm With Field-Applied Camouflage GTRexclude 8-11 August 1918

8-11 August 1918

German shells were falling all round the drifters

the 43 mm wide sweatband also in a matching gold-coloured rayon with a white mesh cotton backer

Footnote: The Order of Leopold II was established by King Leopold II by an unpublished decree on August 24

Germany, Heer. An M40 Stahlhelm With Field-Applied Camouflage GTRexclude 8-11 August 1918(Heer Stahlhelm M40). A Heer M40 Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) with an unusual field applied camouflage paint scheme. It is constructed of a magnetic molybdenum steel shell with multiple visible layers of paint, consisting of an apple green base with additional applications of light green and white. Three rivets are distributed across the outer shell, securing the interior fixtures in place, while it is also flanked by integral ventilation holes. The rim