The steel helmet of the 1942 model ( German: Stahlhelm Modell 42 ) is an infantry helmet approved as the standard combined arms helmet of the armed forces of the Third Reich in the summer of 1942.
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History
Due to the need to increase military output in the conditions of World War II , on July 6, 1942, the OKH allowed the creation of a new combined-arms helmet. The new helmet was developed for economic reasons [1] .
On August 1, 1942, mass production of helmets of a new type began [1] .
The helmet was made by hot stamping of steel without alloying additives (in order to save molybdenum and manganese , which were strategic raw materials and used in the production of other military products), the expensive and lengthy process of rolling the edge was replaced by flanging [1] (which reduced production time and reduce unit costs).
The mass production of helmets of this type was discontinued in late 1944 - early 1945, after most manufacturing enterprises were controlled by the countries of the Anti-Hitler coalition or in the front line, and the rest were reoriented to the production of other products [1] .
Operator countries
- Third Reich
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Brian C. Bell, Kevin Lyles. Wehrmacht combat helmets, 1933-1945. London, Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2004. pages 13-14
Literature
- Floyd R. Tubbs, Robert W. Clawson. Stahlhelm: Evolution of the German steel helmet, revised and expanded edition. London, The Kent State University Press. 2000.