Refurbishment > WW2 US Helmets > WW2 M2 11th Airborne USA Paratrooper Helmet and Liner Refurbishment

WW2 11th Airborne M2 Helmet Liner Refurbishment:

This was a genuine M1 helmet converted incorrectly to a M2 helmet - wrong bales, bad paint, wrong chin-cup etc. the list was endless. Our mission was to restore it to an 11th Airborne Helmet and liner. With light wear but 70+ years of ageing. The liner is a genuine WW2 Inland' liner converted to paratrooper liner. The chin-cup is our tan version but in aged condition.

We are extremely happy with the result and almost frightened by the results it is almost 'alive' with history!

WW2 11th Airborne History: The 11th Airborne saw its first action on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, but in a traditional infantry role. In January 1945 the division took part in the invasion of Luzon. The two glider infantry regiments again operated as conventional infantry, securing a beachhead before fighting their way inland. The parachute infantry regiment was held in reserve for several days before conducting the division's first airborne operation, a combat drop on the Tagaytay Ridge.

Reunited, the division participated in the Liberation of Manila, and two companies of divisional paratroopers conducted an audacious raid on the Los Baños internment camp, liberating two thousand civilians. The 11th Airborne's last combat operation of World War II was in the north of Luzon around Aparri, in aid of combined American and Philippine forces who were battling to subdue the remaining Japanese resistance on the island.