Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS EM/NCO’s Dachau-Style M43 Field Cap Hold missing its backplate and demonstrating

missing its backplate and demonstrating minor loss of finish

the 198th Battalion sailed from Halifax

a region of Czechoslovakia that was home to many ethnic Germans

Instituted on July 14

he embarked the Far East on April 9

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS EM/NCO’s Dachau-Style M43 Field Cap Hold missing its backplate and demonstrating(Waffen SS Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Waffen SS EM NCOs M43 field cap, constructed of coarse field grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped toward the front, which provide optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels roll up and secure in place at the front with two grey bakelite buttons which emanate from the right side and meet an equal number of reinforced