M43 field cap
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The M43 field cap or "Einheitsmütze" used by the German Wehrmacht and SS, during World War II. There were 4 main variants:
- The SS oakleaf camouflage
- Wehrmacht splinter pattern
- Field grey wool Wehrmacht
- Field grey wool SS
The M43 cap finds it's roots in the ski caps used by the mountaintroops aswell as the Afrika Korps caps worn by africa Korps troops.
It came in two types :
-One button front where the SS cap showed both eagle and skull on front
-Two button front where the SS cap showed only the skull on front while the eagle is on the left hand side of the cap.