Germany, Wehrmacht. An Army Issued Demjansk Shield United Republic of maker marked "NPG" in the

maker marked "NPG" in the lower left corner

ELLIS 20 BN

This is a first pattern National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) Crash Helmet

Footnote: The star was instituted in 1929 by Mohammed Nadir Khan and awarded to officers who had been involved in the defeat of Bacha-i-Saqao (Habibullah Kalakani)

charms and talismen are made by Buddhist gurus for various purposes: invulnerability

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Army Issued Demjansk Shield United Republic of maker marked "NPG" in the(rmelschild Demjansk). Constructed of stamped silvered zink, the obverse depicting a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a log pillbox on either side, above an inscription of DEMJANSK, with a frontal view of a single propeller plane overlaid by two crossed swords, with a bottom date of 1942, set on a field grey Heer (Army) wool background, the reverse with all four attachment prongs intact, measuring 58 mm (w) x 102 mm (h