Original German Post WWII West German Rucksack - Bundeswehr Hand Select:No In October 1945

In October 1945

While often referred to as "pith helmets" in the broad sense

The basket measures about 7 1/2" x 5 3/4"

During this process it was fit with an M31 leather liner

Original German Post WWII West German Rucksack - Bundeswehr Hand Select:No In October 1945Original Items: Very Few Available. West German rearmament began in the decades after World War II. Fears of another rise of German militarism caused the new military to operate within an alliance framework, under NATO command. The events led to the establishment of the Bundeswehr, the West German military, in 1955. The name Bundeswehr was a compromise choice suggested by former general Hasso von Manteuffel to distinguish the new forces from the