Forever associated with the WWII Wehrmacht, the stahlhelm (literally, ‘steel helmet’) enjoyed surprisingly long use in Latin America after WWII, up until the present time.
(Bolivian soldiers with stahlhelm M35 helmets and M16 assault rifles.)
(Chilean soldiers in 2009 wearing the stahlhelm M35.)
(Late 1950s Dominican Republic soldiers with stahlhelm M53 helmets, NATO-standard FN FAL assault rifles, and American M1936 belts from WWII Lend-Lease.)
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