Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s M35 Tropical Overseas Cap, By Hans Brandt Archive (Für Kriegshilfe und Verwundetenfursorge)

(Für Kriegshilfe und Verwundetenfursorge)

Footnote: Instituted in 1951 as a military award for partisans who fought Axis Forces during WWII

the obverse with a black mobile swastika (Hakenkreuz) in the centre within a bed of white paint

loss of silver finish evident

from July 24

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s M35 Tropical Overseas Cap, By Hans Brandt Archive (Für Kriegshilfe und Verwundetenfursorge)(Heer Tropen Schiffchen). A very well preserved Heer EM NCOs M35 tropical overseas cap, constructed of an olive drab cotton blend. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which are scalloped toward the front, while the crown is flanked on each side by a ventilation hole reinforced with a brown painted zink grommet. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of a light brown rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered silver