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The Steel Helmets of East Germany: The Most Reliable and Least Trusted of the Warsaw Pact | The National Interest
![An East German M56 helmet. The M56 was originally designed in 1942 as a replacement for the M1935 and M1940 Stahlhelms Stock Photo - Alamy An East German M56 helmet. The M56 was originally designed in 1942 as a replacement for the M1935 and M1940 Stahlhelms Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GJAMA2/an-east-german-m56-helmet-the-m56-was-originally-designed-in-1942-GJAMA2.jpg)
An East German M56 helmet. The M56 was originally designed in 1942 as a replacement for the M1935 and M1940 Stahlhelms Stock Photo - Alamy
![Ο χρήστης Jake Holliday στο Twitter: "A paratrooper of the US 101st Airborne Division wearing an East German m56 helmet, Vietnam c.1960s. The DDR provided arms and equipment to North Vietnam throughout Ο χρήστης Jake Holliday στο Twitter: "A paratrooper of the US 101st Airborne Division wearing an East German m56 helmet, Vietnam c.1960s. The DDR provided arms and equipment to North Vietnam throughout](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExCZYMdXIAAvauw.jpg)