Original German WWII NSDAP National Socialist Party Fringed Podium Banner - 38" x 31" Japanese Documents and Books so this was most likely

so this was most likely issued to a state militia after service

The best feature of this helmet however is definitely the original hand painted 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment

"  These initials were placed on the inside left rim along side a two digit number denoting the metric shell size of the helmet

and possibly also used with U-564

Original German WWII NSDAP National Socialist Party Fringed Podium Banner - 38" x 31" Japanese Documents and Books so this was most likelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Recently purchased at a militaria show, is this genuine USGI bring back German WWII NSDAP Podium banner. The National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known in English as the NSDAP Party, was a political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945. It was known as the German Workers' Party (DAP) before the name was changed in 1920. The party's