Original German WWII Service Used Kriegsmarine DAK Coastal Artillery M41 Officer's Field Cap - Küstenartillerie Ammunition Below the unit marking

Below the unit marking

The Regimental Commander was on the scene with his Regimental CP (Command Post) set up with the 3rd Battalion just across the bridge

The liner still has 3 of the 5 original tabs for attachment of a leather neck skirt

The German "Stahlhelm" Helmet

Original German WWII Service Used Kriegsmarine DAK Coastal Artillery M41 Officer's Field Cap - Küstenartillerie Ammunition Below the unit markingOriginal Item: Only One Available. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, tropical uniforms headgear and equipment were quickly developed and issued in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnel's arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. The M41 tropical field cap was introduced in early 1941 and design of the cap was loosely based on the Mountain Troopers, Bergmtze with minor