So I just picked up this apparent WW2 Croatian SS Helmet.
I looked up some German manufacturing info and it coincides that it was made in Germany from what I can tell. Seems to be authentic but its hard to tell as German helmets are faked. The guy that sold it to me has it labelled Rework. What I can gather it might of been reworked to provide the Croatian solders the German helmets, Very hard to find detailed info online about it. Just joined www.warrelics.eu forum so maybe someone can help me on there. Thought some on here might appreciate the find
Pretty cool helmet. Cool piece of history. Fake or Real, I like it.
Found this description from a forum member on warrelics from 2008 about a helmet that basically looks the same.
" The units worn this helmets had nothing to do with Croat Ustaša and domobran army, they were German minority living in ex Yugoslavia ( members were from German familles from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romunia, Hungary ) and later on they were all transferd to 7th SS Division "Prinz Eugen" and other Waffen SS divisions !!! Members of SS Handzar also had helmets with SS decal and croat national decal and i believe that majority of SS Handzar manage to surender to English forces in Austria but later on they were tricked by the English and send back to Yugoslavia and certain death!!! Members of "Prinz Eugen" surrender to the partizans in Slovenia and were almoust all killed in mass killings that occure immediately after there end of the WW2 in Slovenia ( Yugoslavia ) "
I looked up some German manufacturing info and it coincides that it was made in Germany from what I can tell. Seems to be authentic but its hard to tell as German helmets are faked. The guy that sold it to me has it labelled Rework. What I can gather it might of been reworked to provide the Croatian solders the German helmets, Very hard to find detailed info online about it. Just joined www.warrelics.eu forum so maybe someone can help me on there. Thought some on here might appreciate the find
Pretty cool helmet. Cool piece of history. Fake or Real, I like it.
Found this description from a forum member on warrelics from 2008 about a helmet that basically looks the same.
" The units worn this helmets had nothing to do with Croat Ustaša and domobran army, they were German minority living in ex Yugoslavia ( members were from German familles from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romunia, Hungary ) and later on they were all transferd to 7th SS Division "Prinz Eugen" and other Waffen SS divisions !!! Members of SS Handzar also had helmets with SS decal and croat national decal and i believe that majority of SS Handzar manage to surender to English forces in Austria but later on they were tricked by the English and send back to Yugoslavia and certain death!!! Members of "Prinz Eugen" surrender to the partizans in Slovenia and were almoust all killed in mass killings that occure immediately after there end of the WW2 in Slovenia ( Yugoslavia ) "
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