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steel helmet generals

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Post by offizier1916 » 16 Jan 2019, 13:29

on some occasions, german generals wore steel helmets instead of the Schirmmütze. Was there a specific reasoning behind that?

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Post by von thoma » 16 Jan 2019, 23:59

Really not combat steel helmet.
Usually they wore fiber helmets during acts like military parades, if they were in command of the parade troops.
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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 17 Jan 2019, 04:57

Hmm, I do not recall ever seeing a legit General wearing a steel helmet, anyone have wartime opics? not pre war

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 17 Jan 2019, 07:30

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 17 Jan 2019, 21:48

Thank you Waleed

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Post by peeved » 18 Jan 2019, 06:41

Is Rommel shown wearing an aluminium parade helmet?

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