Original German WWII Deutsches Afrika Korps DAK 1943 Dated M41 Tropical Field Cap by Bayerische Mützen-Fabrik - Size 53 British Awards Medals Badges Insignia so often missing from WWI

so often missing from WWI Packs encountered today

as the area was then part of the Ottoman Empire

The shaft is correctly hollow to allow the internal components and the porcelain "donut" bead with pull string are sttill present

which looks to be Fippl

Paley was also mentioned twice in despatches (London Gazette 8th Feb and 10th Sept 1901) and qualified for the Queens South African medal with clasp

Original German WWII Deutsches Afrika Korps DAK 1943 Dated M41 Tropical Field Cap by Bayerische Mützen-Fabrik - Size 53 British Awards Medals Badges Insignia so often missing from WWIOriginal Item: Only One Available. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, tropical uniforms headgear and equipment were quickly developed and issued in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnels arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. The M41 Tropeneinheitsfeldmtze (tropical field cap) was introduced in early 1941 and design of the cap was loosely based on the Mountain Troopers,