Original German WWII Service Worn 2nd Model 1941 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - size 59 U.S. Military Maps Dethlefsen served as a navigator

Dethlefsen served as a navigator on C-124 Globemaster transports before earning his pilot's wings in 1960

It is marked 1897 on one side

Was the rifle captured back by the Russians at some point and then re-captured by the Finnish

and the 89th Military Police Group and 8th Military Police Group (Criminal Investigation) at Long Binh

with the a stamped brass single piece box with stamped slot

Original German WWII Service Worn 2nd Model 1941 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - size 59 U.S. Military Maps Dethlefsen served as a navigatorOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical headgear), of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and on the left the