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French and Swiss tank crew helmets?
HermannB
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Bayern, Germany
Joined: October 14, 2008
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Posted: Friday, October 16, 2015 - 08:25 PM UTC
Hi Gang,
another question about Swiss Army uniforms. I work on an Panzer 55/60 and I want put a crew in. Getting figures in coveralls is no problem, but I wonder if the tankers helmet is the same or similat to the French one, I plan to build the Pz. 55/60 in a 1970`s scenario next to a Schützenpanzer 63/73.
TIA
Hans-Hermann
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Luzem, Switzerland
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Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 01:30 PM UTC
Hi Hans Hermann, very often you can see pictures of tankers wearing a black Beret or the same helmet that was used by the British paratroopers. In the 80's it was changed to a soft helmet which was called the "Popoff". It looked similar the soft helmet the Russian tankers were wearing in WW2 but in green.
Look at http://www.panzerbaer.de/types/uk_fv4007_centurion-a.htm at the bottom you will find a picture with the British helmet.

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