This is a German leather liner holder from inside helmet which is a aluminium made ring with clear to see maker stamps and dated 1939 with subcontractors factory stamp SCHA it is complete with some damage it still retains its original colour and is very solid it is not braking up or falling apart the item has been very well cleaned perfect for display and a very unusual one for the collection. The liner ring was recovered in the early 2000’s from a rubbish pit on Hill 192 near Saint Lo in Normandy the battle of early July 1944.The helmet comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map.
Hill 192 with its overwhelming views on Saint-Lô and the surrounding area, by the 10th July 1944 the Americans reached the bottom of the hill and the roads it overlooked. The hill is defended by the paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5 and the Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 part of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger-Division also Self-propelled guns and German tanks of the Panzer Lehr Division.
This is a German leather liner holder from inside helmet which is a aluminium made ring with clear to see maker stamps and dated 1939 with subcontractors factory stamp SCHA it is complete with some damage it still retains its original colour and is very solid it is not braking up or falling apart the item has been very well cleaned perfect for display and a very unusual one for the collection. The liner ring was recovered in the early 2000’s from a rubbish pit on Hill 192 near Saint Lo in Normandy the battle of early July 1944.The helmet comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with map.
Hill 192 with its overwhelming views on Saint-Lô and the surrounding area, by the 10th July 1944 the Americans reached the bottom of the hill and the roads it overlooked. The hill is defended by the paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5 and the Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 part of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger-Division also Self-propelled guns and German tanks of the Panzer Lehr Division.
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