Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern, by APN GTRexclude He was initially acknowledged as

He was initially acknowledged as "Killed" on September 7th but later found to be quite alive

if no illustration was available

in September of 1943

Schubertring 24” on the reverse

J” in capitalized letters

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern, by APN GTRexclude He was initially acknowledged as(Heer Tropenhelm, 2. Form). A second pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a pressed cork shell which is fully lined on the exterior with olive drab felt. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in identical felt. The canister is flanked by insignia constructed of a zink alloy, with the right side featuring a red, white (substituted with silver base metal), and black Wehrmacht tri