Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Join IWM Principal Curator James Taylor as he explores the steel helmets that helped protect soldiers on the Western Front, comparing the British, French and German designs featured in IWM’s First World War Galleries and collections.
Chapters:
00:00 Why did steel helmets become so important in WW1?
00:59 Caps, Kepi, Cuirassier, and Pickelhaube
02:23 The French Skull Cap
03:05 The French Adrian
05:59 The British Brodie
10:10 The German Pickelhaube
11:03 The German Stahlhelm
13:57 The Legacy of the Steel Helmet
Plan your visit to the First World War Galleries at IWM London here:
iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/first-world-war
Explore and licence the IWM film clips used in this video:
film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_mAgqgr26
Follow IWM on social media:
https://x.com/I_W_M
instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums
facebook.com/iwm.london
tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums
Join IWM Principal Curator James Taylor as he explores the steel helmets that helped protect soldiers on the Western Front, comparing the British, French and German designs featured in IWM’s First World War Galleries and collections.
Chapters:
00:00 Why did steel helmets become so important in WW1?
00:59 Caps, Kepi, Cuirassier, and Pickelhaube
02:23 The French Skull Cap
03:05 The French Adrian
05:59 The British Brodie
10:10 The German Pickelhaube
11:03 The German Stahlhelm
13:57 The Legacy of the Steel Helmet
Plan your visit to the First World War Galleries at IWM London here:
iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/first-world-war
Explore and licence the IWM film clips used in this video:
film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_mAgqgr26
Follow IWM on social media:
https://x.com/I_W_M
instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums
facebook.com/iwm.london
tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums
