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Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2010.507.2
2010.507.2 front Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier Click to enlarge 2010.507.2 back Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier Click to enlarge 2010.507.2 right side Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier Click to enlarge 2010.507.2 left side Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier Click to enlarge 2010.507.2 other Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier Click to enlarge

German Wehrmacht helmet acquired by Don Stanton, a soldier in the United States Army.

Date
found:  approximately 1945
Classification
Dress Accessories
Category
Headgear
Object Type
Helmets (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Trudy Stanton

About This Object

Physical Description
Metal helmet (possibly 2 separate helmets), received with one inside of the other. Exterior helmet (black) with red soviet star on front and white circle with black swastika on right side of helmet and a white and red emblem on the left side. Interior helmet (green) has metal sizer attached inside and exterior has a silver swastika visible on left size.
Materials
overall : metal, paint
Inscription
Inside front of black helmet - 164 / 2669. Inside rear of green helmet - 1645.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The Wehrmacht helmet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Trudy Stanton, the widow of Don Stanton.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-20 14:49:00
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