Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Narodna Zaštita Personnel Helmet, Repurposed Luftschutz Example GTRexclude worn on original ribbon with

worn on original ribbon with pinback on reverse

then promoted to Captain on March 3

circumscribed by inscriptions of “NS-FLIEGERKORPS-GRUPPE 12” for an NSFK unit assigned to the Niederrhein (Lower Rhine) district and “SEGELFLUGWETTBEWERB 1939” (“GLIDING COMPETITION 1939”)

The writer has used most of the card’s backside surface

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Narodna Zaštita Personnel Helmet, Repurposed Luftschutz Example GTRexclude worn on original ribbon withA rare and extremely well preserved Narodna zatita (NZ National Protection) personnel helmet, repurposed from a German made Luftschutz gladiator helmet. Constructed of three panels of dark field grey painted magnetic metal, the exterior of the shell retains three of four rivets for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, and is flanked on each side by dual sets of seven ventilation holes. The peak bears a stencil painted insignia of the NZ