Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern, by G.A. Hoffmann Helmfabrik Auction Knight (silver gilt

Knight (silver gilt

An award document to Signalobergefreiter Ernst Lutz from Torpedo Boat T24 for an Iron Cross 1939 II

he has been seen as a harbinger of Nazi anti-Semitism

with some mothing also visible to the collar liner

Footnote: George Henry Eden Forbes was born on March 6

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern, by G.A. Hoffmann Helmfabrik Auction Knight (silver gilt(Heer Tropenhelm, 1. Form). A first pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of pressed cork shell with a multi piece khaki tan cotton twill exterior liner. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in identical cotton twill. The left side of the canister is pinned with a zink alloy insignia consisting of a black shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle, measuring 35 mm (w) x