German, Austrian, Turkish, Bulgarian Steel Helmets

[Thomas W]

First we have the Stahlhelm M.1916 in field gray, with the floppy chinstrap connected low on the flared bell of the helmet. This one is worn by a shock trooper of Landsturmbataillon 18, XIII Army Corps:

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A much smaller Stahlhelm M.1916 in field gray, with a very shallow dip visor, worn by a man in Bayerisches Landsturm Infanterie Bataillon Würzburg Nr. 1.

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Camouflaged Stahlhelm M.1916, as worn by a flamethrower pioneer of the 9th Company of the Garde-Reserve-Pioni9er Regiment.

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Stahlhelm M.1916 with a square-dip visor, as worn by a flamethrower pioneer of Sturmbataillon Nr. 5 (Rohr):

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Stahlhelm M.1916, with a cloth camouflage cover, as worn by a portable-flamethrower carrier of the Garde-Reserve-Pionier-Regiment:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

[Thomas W]

Stahlhelm M.1918, with the chinstrap attached to the metal sweatband inside, not the flared bell of the helmet. This one is worn by member of the Freikorps unit III. Marine Brigade Löwenfeld soon after the war:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

[Thomas W]

Camouflaged Stahlhelm M.1916 and M.1918, as worn by men of an unidentified line-pioneer company:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

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Stalhelm M.1918 with ear cutouts, as worn by a flamethrower carrier in a Reichswehr flamethrower squad:

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Austrian Stahlhelm M.1916, painted khaki brown, as worn by a sapper of an infantry trench-mortar squad:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

[Thomas W]

Officers of an Austrian assault battalion, wearing extremely wide, deep versions of the Austrian Stahlhelm M.1916, painted khaki brown. Some sources claim these very wide versions were manufactured in Slovakia.

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

[Thomas W]

Austrian Berndorfer M.1916, painted khaki brown, worn by a member of an Austrian assault battalion.

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

[Thomas W]

Austrian sapper officer wearing an Austrian Stahlhelm M.1916 with a cloth cover.

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

[Thomas W]

Officer of Austrian assault battalion wearing Austrian Stahlhelm M.1916 with a very flat visor dip:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

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Officer of Austrian Kaiserjäger Sturmbataillon, wearing an experimental German Stahlhelm M.1918 with a sloping brow:

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Turkish assault troops wearing the Turkish Stahlhelm M.1917, during a training course and demonstration at Galicia. Some helmets are painted field gray, and some have wide, vertical bands of color separated by black lines:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

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Turkish honor guard wearing the Turkish Stahlhelm M.1917. It was simply a German Stahlhelm M.1916 with the brim cut down:

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Turkish Stahlhelm M.1918, as worn by German government troops during the Civil War of 1918-1923:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

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Bulgarian sapper of the First Army Assault Battalion, wearing a German Stalhelm M.1916 painted field gray:

Edited December 31, 2009 by Thomas W

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Bulgarian infantry officer wearing a much larger German Stahlhelm M.1916: