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British MKII parachutist helmet.
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Lot no. 3145
Estimate: €600 - €800
Sale date : 12/06/2025 at 2:00 PM
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British MKII parachutist helmet. Metal shell with stainless steel snap ring and WWII made canvas chinstrap, chamois leather present. Original interior with leather-covered foam, canvas inner cap with leather headband marked BMB 1944 and size 7 34, shock absorber stamp on bottom of bomb. The exterior of the helmet was later repainted green. This item comes from Petite Raon in the Vosges where the Loyton operation was conducted by the 2nd SAS from mid-August to early October 1944 with the aim of opening up the small passes ahead of the US Patton 3rd Army. 100 SAS, SOE and Jedburgh paratroopers, 6 jeeps, 1000 GMA maquisards and 1RCV took part. The seller's grandfather, an FFI Eaux et Forets then GMA Vosges, took part in this operation, which was the second largest SAS operation in occupied France, after SAMWEST in June 1944 in Brittany. He was captured by the Germans at the end of September and deported to Dachau, where he died in April 1945. When his grandmother died, the vendor recovered items hidden or abandoned on the family farm and in neighbouring houses, all linked to the maquis in the valley. It was only much later that he learned the details of Operation LOYTON. British parachutist helmet MKII. Steel shell with stainless rim and wartime web chinstrap, chamois present. Original interior with foam covered in leather and cloth liner with leather band marked maker BMB 1944 and size 7 34, shock pad present at the crown. Exterior later repainted green. This piece comes from Petite Raon in the Vosges where Operation Loyton by 2nd SAS took place from mid August to early October 1944 with the objective of opening small passes ahead of the US Third Army Patton. One hundred SAS SOE Jedburgh six jeeps one thousand GMA maquisards and 1 RCV took part. The seller's grandfather FFI Eaux et Forêts then GMA Vosges took part in this operation which was the second largest SAS operation in occupied France after SAMWEST in June 1944 in Brittany. He was captured by the Germans in late September and deported to Dachau where he died in April 1945. On his grandmother's death the seller recovered hidden or left items in the family farm and neighboring houses all linked to the valley Maquis and only later learned details of Operation Loyton.
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