Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2010.507.2

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

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.
Topical Term: Soldiers--United States.
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Soldiers--United States.
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.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:26:46
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