The Iron Brigade Posted November 22, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2016 WW II Medic Helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Iron Brigade Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted November 22, 2016 The above photograph shows Medics of the 4th Division. This style of Medic's helmet was worn by various units and here are two examples from private collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted November 22, 2016 Share #4 Posted November 22, 2016 very nice examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted November 22, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 22, 2016 Ahh, I can see you found my post: https://portraitofwar.com/2016/11/14/wwii-photo-american-medics-in-the-battle-of-the-bulge-4th-infantry-division/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthieb3sxz Posted November 22, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 22, 2016 And I have a ton of shots of 69th medics wearing these lids. Here's one of my favorites: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrayGhost Posted November 23, 2016 Share #7 Posted November 23, 2016 Great pictures! One question. Why would a soldier want to put winter camo on a medic helmet? Isn't the entire point of painting the medic crosses on the helmet so they can be as conspicuous as possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchfoot Posted November 23, 2016 Share #8 Posted November 23, 2016 Great pictures! One question. Why would a soldier want to put winter camo on a medic helmet? Isn't the entire point of painting the medic crosses on the helmet so they can be as conspicuous as possible?Maybe if the enemy noticed a medic, they would know that there would be more soldiers in the vicinity and it would give away their position. That's my guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted November 24, 2016 Share #9 Posted November 24, 2016 Maybe the soldiers with winter camo are not medics. Maybe they were just helping push the thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted November 24, 2016 Share #10 Posted November 24, 2016 One of them does wear a medic's bag. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted November 24, 2016 Share #11 Posted November 24, 2016 appears one with a white cover cut a hole to expose the red cross as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iron Brigade Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share #12 Posted November 24, 2016 appears one with a white cover cut a hole to expose the red cross as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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