Captured Cuban soldier's helmet retrieved by US forces in Grenada in October 1983

[Vahe Demirjian]

A photo taken by me at the March Field Air Museum in December 2022 of a Soviet-made helmet worn by one of the servicemen of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) stationed in Grenada at the time of the US invasion of Grenada in October 1983: 

Since there were a total of 784 Cubans stationed in Grenada before the US invaded the island, of which 636 were airport construction workers, I'm curious as to how many helmets were seized from Cuban troops in Grenada by US forces in Grenada because Operation Urgent Fury marked the only time that the US military faced off against the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces in a war (the ground forces division of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, like the pre-1959 Cuban Army, is a military force not used to offensive combat operations and thus is not a full-fledged standing army in a classical sense).   

[pzjgr]

That's cool, you don't see much as far as Grenada bring backs...but here is a thread I pisted featuring a "sterile" Soviet Afghanka that was issued to Cuban troops, and brought back by an 82nd Trooper...

 

Soviet Afghanka from Grenada, 1983 - SPOILS OF WAR - U.S. Militaria Forum (usmilitariaforum.com)

 

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

2 hours ago, pzjgr said:

That's cool, you don't see much as far as Grenada bring backs...but here is a thread I pisted featuring a "sterile" Soviet Afghanka that was issued to Cuban troops, and brought back by an 82nd Trooper...

 

Soviet Afghanka from Grenada, 1983 - SPOILS OF WAR - U.S. Militaria Forum (usmilitariaforum.com)

 

 

The hat shown in photos on that thread is a different one than the SSh-68 helmet shown on the first post of this thread.

[The Rooster]

1 hour ago, Vahe Demirjian said:

The hat shown in photos on that thread is a different one than the SSh-68 helmet shown on the first post of this thread.

One is a hat, one is a helmet.

Both bring backs from the same place.

And personally, I've never seen any Grenada bring backs before, so thanks to both for posting.

 

[manayunkman]

The big difference is that one hurts when you drop it on your toe.

 

Very rare bring backs.

[Sgt_Rock_EasyCo]

Ii brought one back. Gave it to my cousin.