German soldiers serving in the hot climate of North Africa wore lightweight pith helmets constructed from cotton and cork. This helmet provided no ballistic protection, but instead shielded the wearer from the sun. SGT Leroy N. Stewart, Company K, 26th Infantry Regiment, brought this captured example home as a souvenir.
Tropical Helmet
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Unit26th Infantry Regiment
Date1939 - 1945
ConflictWorld War II
NationalityGerman
RightsFirst Division Museum
Identifier2006.278.1
On-DisplayYes
Citation"Tropical Helmet." First Division Museum. Accessed April 23, 2024, https://www.fdmuseum.org/collections/tropical-helmet/.
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