A Montgomery County man has been charged with stealing a World War II German helmet from a gun show last weekend at the Allentown Fairgrounds, and police believe he has committed similar thefts at gun ...
After searching the Internet, Andrade believes the two helmets are both German steel helmets, called Stahlhelm, introduced in 1916 and used by German forces during WWI. Helmet manufacturers produced a ...
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Wehrmacht Relics Abandoned in the Forest – A WWII Discovery

We stumbled upon a site overflowing with WWII artifacts — helmets, tools, and field gear left behind by retreating German soldiers. No metal detector needed; history lies scattered on the surface.
The Nazi invaders had taken over her homeland, but 25-year-old Lyudmila Pavlichenko would not give them any peace. An innate ...
The helmet, which belonged to her late father, a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, was discovered by a local man using a metal detector. Fox 9 reports that Lawrence Frenning’s name was written ...
For both sides, the enemy's equipment had enormous value. First and foremost, German soldiers took Soviet SSh-39 and SSh-40 helmets from fallen Russians. They were considerably heavier than German ...
During World War II, hundreds of German and Italian prisoners of war were held in camps throughout the Red River Valley, Kenneth Dawes, a retired UND professor, told a group of more than 100 who ...