This scarce M1942 helmet was painted according to one of the many styles used to identify medical personnel (Sanitäters) in combat.  The helmet bears a white, brush-painted over paint and a red hand painted cross.  This pattern is one of a handful of configurations that utilized the red cross insignia outlined by the 1929 Geneva Convention.  The helmet bears the hand painted name of the soldier who wore it, "Unteroffizier Gastor."  Few original helmets of this type and configuration are known to exist in collections or in museums.  This helmet would have seen service between 1942 and 1945 and saw probable use during the battles of 1944-45.  A similar helmet can be viewed on this website also bearing a different position for the cross insignia and with the decal left intact.

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