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The extended siege nature of trench warfare during the First World War led to the re-introduction of many obsolete military items such as steel helmets, body armour, and hand grenades.
One of the many horrors of trench warfare was the large numbers of head wounds inflicted on the soldiers. Standing in trenches, the head was the most exposed part of the body. The French were first to issue a steel helmet to front line troops. In March of 1915 a steel skull cap was issued, to be worn under the wool Kèpe. By the end of the year the skull cap had been replaced by more than 3 million M15 Adrian pattern steel helmets. The French helmet was made from mild steel, and was based on the French Fireman's helmet of the time. The Italians, Russians, Belgians, and Serbians adopted the Adrian Helmet for their armed forces. The British soon followed with the Brodie shrapnel helmet. It was derived from a helmet popular during middle ages, and very economical to produce. It was made from manganese steel, and was designed to provide protection from air-burst shrapnel and shell fragments. By July of 1916, 1 million had been delivered to the Western Front. In February of 1916, the German M16 stahlhelm was first introduced, in small numbers at first, to front line troops.
This is my collection of steel helmets used since "The war to end all wars".
One of the many horrors of trench warfare was the large numbers of head wounds inflicted on the soldiers. Standing in trenches, the head was the most exposed part of the body. The French were first to issue a steel helmet to front line troops. In March of 1915 a steel skull cap was issued, to be worn under the wool Kèpe. By the end of the year the skull cap had been replaced by more than 3 million M15 Adrian pattern steel helmets. The French helmet was made from mild steel, and was based on the French Fireman's helmet of the time. The Italians, Russians, Belgians, and Serbians adopted the Adrian Helmet for their armed forces. The British soon followed with the Brodie shrapnel helmet. It was derived from a helmet popular during middle ages, and very economical to produce. It was made from manganese steel, and was designed to provide protection from air-burst shrapnel and shell fragments. By July of 1916, 1 million had been delivered to the Western Front. In February of 1916, the German M16 stahlhelm was first introduced, in small numbers at first, to front line troops.
This is my collection of steel helmets used since "The war to end all wars".
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