Original German WWII Eastern Front Luftwaffe M43 Pelzmütze Winter Field Cap dated 1943 - size 57 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) the TK-11B helmet

the TK-11B helmet

was received in Vietnam

and the usual crazing and checking from age

perfectly plain

I was there

Original German WWII Eastern Front Luftwaffe M43 Pelzmütze Winter Field Cap dated 1943 - size 57 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) the TK-11B helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. The severe cold encountered on the Russian front in the winter of 1941 42 found the Germans completely unprepared not only in heat retaining cold weather garments but also snow camouflage garments. This resulted in numerous, hastily improvised and makeshift heat retaining and snow camouflage items being utilized including everything from civilian winter clothing to white bed sheets. After the winter of 1941 42 the