M17 Stahlhelm?

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Finnlander
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M17 Stahlhelm?

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Hello.

I have a M17 stahlhelm, and was wondering if these were used throughout the war by WH? If yes, then what about Stalingrad?

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Probably too late for Stalingrad. Pics I've seen of them in use tend to be the Reichswehr crossover, the flower campaigns, Fall Weiss and that's about it.

Then they seem to be used more by civviy types.
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Oh okay. I better used it for my Finnish impression then. Works from 39' to '45 there 8)

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And one more question, did M43 caps get to Stalingrad? I think they didn't.
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Battle of Stalingrad Document on Yesterday channel -scene house to house fighting there is one German soldier wearing M 17 clearly visible . Don't forget lads they have been marching all way long from Germany to Stalingrad with all stuff they been issued in early stage of war or training, and to reach stalingrad on foot under battle condition and all kinds of disruptions etc. It takes couple of months so in some cases Why not !?
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Post by BedsnHerts »

Do you want to portray the typical or the highly unusual?
If it"s the former, then forget about M17s and M43s for Stalingrad.
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The usual :)

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Post by Sheikh Al Stranghi »

M43 caps, no. Not issued until Stalingrad was well over.

M1917/18 helmets, definitely yes! Seen on photographs, video footage and also ground dug in the stalingrad area.
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Sheikh Al Stranghi wrote:M43 caps, no. Not issued until Stalingrad was well over.

M1917/18 helmets, definitely yes! Seen on photographs, video footage and also ground dug in the stalingrad area.
Not seen them myself but I'll take your word for it.
If you had to estimate the percentage of M17s used as combat helmets during Stalingrad (as opposed to the later designs), what would it be?
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