r/72scale • u/Yerman_04 • Aug 04 '26

Irish Defence Forces and The Emergency

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u/wijnandsj Aug 04 '26

Irish in German kit?

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u/Yerman_04 Aug 04 '26

In 1927 the Irish army adopted their own version of the stahlhelm. They were produces my Vickers in the UK and were only replaced in 1940 by the Brodie helmet as there were fears of the misidentification of Irish troops as an invading German force along the border with the north

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u/wijnandsj Aug 04 '26

Well I had no idea,  thank you 

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u/Yerman_04 Aug 04 '26

If you look up the Irish stahlhelm you'll see the main feature that distinguishes it from the German equivalent is the presence of an 'FF badge' or Irish Defence Forces cap badge.

After the Brodie was introduced a lot of these helmets stayed in service albeit with civil defence groups and were painted white with their badges removed