Original German WWII M40 Battle Damaged Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with 60cm Liner - Q68 German Helmets & Hats the 442nd's 2nd Battalion was

the 442nd's 2nd Battalion was receiving a heavy barrage by the Germans from inside Belvedere

Wehrmacht Long Service Medal -12 Years

as it still has the original Metford style nose cap

When hostilities ceased on 7 May 1945

When the United States Special Forces first arrived in Vietnam in the early 1960s

Original German WWII M40 Battle Damaged Single Decal Luftwaffe Helmet with 60cm Liner - Q68 German Helmets & Hats the 442nd's 2nd Battalion wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice all original example Model 1940 German WWII helmet with a single Luftwaffe Eagle decal, and some very interesting battle damage on the upper right side. This consists of what may be a bullet or shrapnel strike above the vent hole. It is also possible it was from a blow sustained from a weapon or other falling object. In addition to the hole, the blow caused the liner band to exert enough pressure