Interior of the helmet worn by MG Maurice Rose when he was shot and killed on 30 March 1945. The bullets that struck Rose’s helmet did not kill him. The helmet flew off his head before he was struck by the third (of four) bursts from a 9mm “Schmeisser” automatic pistol. The first burst hit the general in the right cheek and knocked the helmet off his head. Photo by Charles Lemons (date unknown). The Patton Museum.