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The Mk III Helmet was a steel military helmet developed for the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 in 1944. First worn in combat by British and Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 troops on D-Day
D-Day

D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable , designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms....
, the Mk III was used alongside the Brodie helmet
Brodie helmet

The Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S. was a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by the Briton John L....
 for the remainder of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as the "turtle" helmet by collectors, because of its vague resemblance to a turtle
Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the Order Testudines , most of whose body is shielded by a special bone or cartilage animal shell developed from their ribs....
 shell.

The Mark III helmet was designed to provide better protection for the side of the head than its predecessor.






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The Mk III Helmet was a steel military helmet developed for the British Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 in 1944. First worn in combat by British and Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 troops on D-Day
D-Day

D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable , designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar terms....
, the Mk III was used alongside the Brodie helmet
Brodie helmet

The Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S. was a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by the Briton John L....
 for the remainder of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as the "turtle" helmet by collectors, because of its vague resemblance to a turtle
Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the Order Testudines , most of whose body is shielded by a special bone or cartilage animal shell developed from their ribs....
 shell.

The Mark III helmet was designed to provide better protection for the side of the head than its predecessor. It was a deeper helmet with a smaller brim and provided 38% more protection than the Mark II, particularly at the sides. The Mark III helmet was issued primarily to assault troops for the Normandy invasion
Battle of Normandy

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allies forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in World War II....
 in June 1944, and a large number of helmets from British stocks were issued to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Division

History The formation of the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division was authorized on 17 May 1940. There was then a considerable delay until the brigade and divisional headquarters were formed on September 5, and the first divisional commander was appointed on October 26....
 in addition to British units. Small numbers also went to the 2nd
2nd Canadian Infantry Division

The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division was an infantry Division of the First Canadian Army, mobilized on 1 September 1939 during the Second World War....
 and 4th Canadian Division
4th Canadian (Armoured) Division

The 4th Canadian Division was created by conversion of 4th Canadian Infantry Division at the beginning of 1942 in Canada. The division proceeded overseas in 1942, with its two main convoys reaching the United Kingdom in August and October....
s. All Mark III helmets in Canadian stores were returned to the British shortly after the end of the Second World War.

The Mk III gradually replaced the Brodie helmet from 1944 onwards. The Mk III was itself replaced after the war by the Mark IV helmet, which it closely resembled. The main differences were that the rivets attaching the chinstrap to the helmet were placed much higher up on the shell. There were additional differences with regard to the helmet liner. The Mark IV helmet was eventually replaced by the Mark V, which looked similar to the MK IV, but had a more padded liner. The Mark V was used until the late-1980s at which point the British replaced all steel helmets with the Mark 6
Mk. 6 Helmet

The Mk 6 helmet or Kevlar Helmet Mark 6, and its replacement, the Mark 6A is the standard combat helmet of the British military. The Mk6 replaced the Mk III helmet in service in 1987, it is designed to accept modern ear protection, Bowman , and Gas mask....
, which was made from nylon fiber.

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Canadian Landings At Juno Beach
Canada Junobeach 1 Rcncommando

See also

  • Combat helmet
    Combat helmet

    A combat helmet is a helmet designed specifically for use during combat. Helmets are among the oldest forms of personal protective equipment, and are known to have been worn by the Assyrians around 900BC, followed by the ancient Greeks and Ancient Rome, throughout the Middle Ages, and up to the end of the 1600s by many combatants....
  • Adrian Helmet
    Adrian helmet

    The M15 Adrian helmet was a combat helmet issued to the French Army during World War I. The first standard helmet of the French Army, it was designed when millions of France troops were engaged in trench warfare and head wounds became a significant proportion of battlefield casualties....
  • M1 Helmet
    M1 Helmet

    The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States military from World War II until it was succeeded by the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops#Helmet beginning in 1985....


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