Stahlhelm
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Stahlhelm refers to a series of German steel combat helmet designs intended to protect the wearer from common battlefield hazards such as shrapnel.
M35 on display at Museum Rotterdam
World War I German stormtrooper on the Western Front wearing the Stahlhelm
Irish Army soldiers in Stahlhelm-like helmets circa 1939
Royal Afghan Army soldier poses for the cover of a magazine in 1969.
Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten, commonly known as Der Stahlhelm, was a revanchist ex-serviceman's association formed in Germany after the First World War. The group claimed inspiration from Ita
Stahlhelm
…scuttle shape was instantly recognizable and became a common element of propaganda on both sides, like the Pickelhaube before it. The name was used by Der Stahlhelm, a German veterans' organization that existed from 1918 to 1935. After World War II, both East and West German militaries adopted helmets unrelated to…
Franz Seldte in 1933
Der Stahlhelm propaganda car in Berlin promoting DNVP nominee Theodor Duesterberg for president of the German Reich in the 1932 election
Der Stahlhelm in uniform, c. 1934
Rank insignia, 1933