{"id":19313,"date":"2026-05-18T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/?p=19313"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:46:27","slug":"tropical-m40-field-cap-by-kurtz-storkman-afrika-korps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiquesarmsandarmor.com\/index.php\/militaria\/headgear\/german-military\/tropical-m40-field-cap-by-kurtz-storkman-afrika-korps\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical M40 Field Cap by Kurtz & Storkman w\/rare White Soutache, DAK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Description: <\/b>Rare Tropical Heer EM M40 Cap manufactured by the firm of Kurtz & Storkman-Berlin;\u00a0 the cap’s shell is constructed of thick early quality olive colored cotton twill, each side has a pair of ventilation grommets with intact olive colored coating, the tropical pattern machine-woven insignias are factory sewn, the national emblem is applied in the ‘zip & flip’ style<\/em> (being straight machine stitched across the top of the eagle’s wing then being flipped over and with the lower portions being finished by hand); cap retains its original white Soutache that is uniquely, factory-applied by this maker. Two enameled ventilation grommets per side with correct, original finish. Typical red cotton lining with makers printed name logo, marked size 58 and the year 42; \u00a0Integral sweatband of stiffly treated off-white cotton;<\/span> Rare original white-soutached AFRIKA KORPS Cap as worn on by an Heer Anti-Aircraft crewman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Background: <\/b>Only two Heer FLAK Regiments wore these caps in AFRIKA, the 605 & 606th making this white soutached cap exceeding rare amongst other waffen-farbe branch colors of the DAK.<\/p>\n