Further to my recent humiliation in Private Eye (the Stalinist lickspittles didn't print my attempt to wriggle out of it) I was mortified to come across this photo, allegedly of a British soldier sporting a German helmet captured in July, 1916.
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April fool's day? A concert/cabaret party having dinner just before the show? A brilliant diversion scheme, or one of pvt Baldrick's 'cunning plans'? I wouldn't be surprised if you just fell for a 90 year old joke.... sorry....
That's impossible. I know every 90-year-old joke there is.
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This may be a 1915 model Ersatz Felt Picklehaube (I kid you not). These were made for use by newly enlisted soldiers, soldiers in rear echelons etc. They came in a variety of patterns some being close copies of the pre war picklehaube (which also came in many patterns) whilst others were more or less stiff plain grey felt copies of the Stahlhelm with a spike on top! They were intended for situations where smart looking soldiers were required (so no forage caps) but there was no need to use up scarce resources on real steel helmets. They were in use for most of WW1. Quite how one would have got to the front must be a matter of conjecture.
Alternatively it could be Baldrick's cunning plan to deal with very low flying Zeppelins!
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