Germany, Heer. An Afrikakorps Panzer Em/Nco’s M43 Field Cap, By Carl Halfar Hold 159 American POWs were sent

159 American POWs were sent back to Manila because the Japanese thought that the remaining 150 survivors would be able to finish the airfield

all with intact lugs)

the reverse dated “1866” within an open ended oak wreath

and minor drawn modification of one of the subject’s heads

Grave Reference: Panel 18-28-30 and is commemorated on page 28 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

Germany, Heer. An Afrikakorps Panzer Em/Nco’s M43 Field Cap, By Carl Halfar Hold 159 American POWs were sent(Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Afrikakorps Panzertruppe). A well preserved and field used Afrikakorps (DAK) Panzer EM NCOs M43 field cap, constructed of a ribbed beige tan cotton twill. It is fully surrounded by decorative fold down side panels with frontal scalloping, and flanked on each side by dual ventilation holes reinforced with zink eyelets. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of a light brown cotton base overlaid by a machine