WH (Heer) Medical Officer's Visor Cap to KC Recipient 'Dr.Heinrich Hüls'

WH (Heer) Medical (Arzt) Officer's Visor Cap (Schirmmütze). Visor caps were a standard item for all armed forces personnel during the Third Reich period. Although enlisted personnel were issued their caps from government supplies they were also permitted to purchase privately tailored caps. This is a nice privately purchased Officer's example. Complete with celluloid manufacturers sweat-diamond ('Raute'). The cap has no visible size markings, the size is approximately 56cms. The Visor cap is piped in the blue 'Truppenfarbe' (branch-colour) for Medical personnel. The leather sweatband is in good condition. The cap is complete with its original aluminum cap-eagle and cocarde. The cap shows only minimal traces of usage and wear and is in overall very good condition, the cap has a great shape. The cap is named to 'Dr.Heinrich Hüls' who was one of the few medical officers awarded with the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eiserenen Kreuz). He served as an assistant doctor with the Panzer-Regiment 11 when he was killed in action on 16 August 1944, he was awarded posthumously with the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 and the Honor Roll Clasp on 5 October 1944.