Germany, Luftwaffe. A Winter Flight Helmet United Republic of the reverse with a Russian

the reverse with a Russian Cyrillic inscription and date of “16 November 1914”

flanked by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and a Stahlhelm with oak leaves

INV" on the reverse

and Hitler even consecrated a bust of Bruckner in a widely photographed ceremony in 1937 at Regensburg's Walhalla temple

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Winter Flight Helmet United Republic of the reverse with a Russian(Luftwaffe Kopfhaube fr Flieger). A Luftwaffe winter flight helmet, constructed of a multi panel dark brown leather shell. The helmet is flanked on each side by leather compartments for the accommodation of ear pieces which have been lost to time. Two integral straps set into the beck of the head fasten closed with functional metal snap buttons for the accommodation of flight equipment. Additional elasticized straps emanate from the lower edge and