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[[file:191110-F-VD052-0149.jpg|thumb|A [[Turkish Air Force]] serviceman wearing a ceremonial M1 liner during an [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Atatürk]] Memorial Day ceremony at [[Anıtkabir]] in 2019]]
[[file:Victory Day Parade, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Bangladesh Army]] infantry wearing M1 helmets during a [[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]] parade in 2011]]

* {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=China, Republic of}}: Used by the [[Republic of China Army]] during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] and the [[Chinese Civil War]]; issued as a combat helmet by [[Taiwan]] until the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taiwan M1 |url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/taiwan-m1.html |website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref> Remains in use as a ceremonial helmet.
* {{flag|Colombia}}: Some M1 helmets still in service with the [[Military Forces of Colombia|Military Police]] and ceremonial units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/colombia/|title=Colombia}}</ref>
* {{flag|Dominican Republic}}: Only used by [[honor guards]] in the [[Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/dominican-republic/|title=Dominican Republic}}</ref>
* {{flag|India}}: M1 helmets are produced locally and are still in service with some [[Indian Armed Forces]] and [[Indian Police Service]] units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/india-m1.html|title=India M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iran}}: West German-made M1 helmets<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/iran-m62.html |title=Iran M62}}</ref> were used by the [[Imperial Iranian Army]] until the [[Iranian revolution]].<ref name="Iran">{{Cite web |date=16 October 2016 |title=WWII weapons in the Ayatollah's Iran |url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/wwii-weapons-in-the-ayatollahs-iran/}}</ref> They remained in use with the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces]] until its eventual official retirement,{{When|date=February 2025}} though some examples are reportedly still in use.<ref name="Iran" />
* {{flag|Guatemala}}: Used only by the [[Armed Forces of Guatemala|Guatemalan Army and Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/guatemala/|title=Guatemala}}</ref>
* {{flag|Japan}}: Formerly used M1 helmets supplied by the U.S. until 1966,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/quartermaster/type66helmet/type66helmet.html |script-title=ja:66式 鉄帽 |website=rightwing.sakura.ne.jp |language=ja}}</ref> when the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] began issuing the [[Type 66 helmet]], a locally produced variant. The Type 66 was replaced in frontline service by the Type 88 helmet in 1988, though they remain in use for non-combat roles and operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mod.go.jp/j/procurement/chotatsu/nds/pdf/z/z8001.pdf|title=Ministry of Defense specification sheet, LINER, GROUND TROOPS' HELMET|date=2014-04-23|author=Ministry of Defense (Japan)|author-link=Ministry of Defense (Japan)|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clearing.mod.go.jp/kunrei_data/f_fd/1967/fy19680228_00024_008.pdf|title=Ground Self-Defense Forces Dress Manual|date=2014-03-28|author=Ministry of Defense (Japan)|language=ja}}</ref>
* {{flag|Panama}}: Used by the former [[Panamanian Public Forces#History|Panamanian militaries]], with some units reportedly still used by the Panamanian Public Forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/cascos-militares/sumario-del-capitulo/centroamerica/panama-2/|title=Panama}}</ref>
* {{flag|Philippines}}: Formerly used by the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]] as a frontline combat helmet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil. Marines PASGT helmet |url=http://www.oocities.org/pmcmssr/pmhelmet1.html |website=www.oocities.org}}</ref> Remains in limited use as a training helmet.
* {{flag|South Korea}}: Used by the [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces]] during the [[Korean War]] and the [[Vietnam War]]. Replaced by the [[Bangtan Helmet]], which is loosely based on the M1 helmet.
* {{flag|Turkey}}: Used by the [[Turkish Armed Forces]] before being retired from frontline service; currently remains in use as a ceremonial helmet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Turkey M1 Airborne|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/turkey-m1-airborne.html|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref><ref name="nyc-techwriters">{{cite web|title=Military Collection of Peter Suciu|url=http://www.nyc-techwriters.com/militaria/turkish_helmets.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415225642/http://www.nyc-techwriters.com/militaria/turkish_helmets.htm|archive-date=15 April 2015|access-date=5 September 2015|publisher=nyc-techwriters.com}}</ref>
* {{flag|Uruguay}}: First units delivered between 1942 and 1945, with limited examples reportedly still in use by the [[Armed Forces of Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/uruguay/|title=Uruguay}}</ref>
* {{flag|Vietnam}}: Some M1 helmets are still used by the [[People's Army of Vietnam]], many of which were captured from American and South Vietnamese inventories during and after the Vietnam War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soha.vn/quan-su/tim-hieu-cac-loai-mu-sat-mu-chong-dan-cua-qdndvn-20140703143923538.htm|title = Tìm hiểu các loại mũ sắt, mũ chống đạn của QĐNDVN| date=5 July 2014 }}</ref>

=== Former ===
[[file:Parade of US equipped Chinese Army in India.jpg|thumb|[[National Revolutionary Army|Chinese National Revolutionary Army]] soldiers with M1 helmets during the Second Sino-Japanese War]]
[[file:Panzergrenadiere 5 Bundeswehr 1968.jpg|thumb|[[German Army|West German Army]] [[Panzergrenadier]] in 1968 wearing with M56 ''Stahlhelms'' adapted from American M1 helmets]]
[[file:Soldadosargentinos3.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Argentine Army]] conscripts wearing M1 helmets during the [[Falklands War]]]]

* {{flag|Argentina}}: Used by the [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic]] before they were replaced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/argentina/|title=Argentina}}</ref>
* {{flag|Australia}}: The [[Australian Defence Force]] used Australian and American-made M1 helmets from the 1960s to the 1990s. Replaced by the Australian-made M91 PASGT helmet in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL33703|title=M1 Steel helmet : HMAS Kanimbla|publisher=Australian War Memorial}}</ref>
* {{flag|Austria}}: Used by the [[Austrian Armed Forces]] after it was reformed in 1955, with 30,000 M1 helmets supplied by the U.S.<ref name="OC">{{cite web|url=http://www.theocadcollection.com/euroclones---an-essentiel-collectors-guide.html|title="Euroclones" - An essentiel collector's guide|website=OCAD Militaria Collectors Resources|access-date=2017-09-11|archive-date=2017-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205148/http://www.theocadcollection.com/euroclones---an-essentiel-collectors-guide.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Ulbrichts Witwe began producing M1 helmets in 1958, designated as the ''Stahlhelm 2'' (M.58), with another variant made in the 1970s with a German helmet suspension.<ref name="OC"/>
* {{flag|Belgium}}: Used Ulbrichts-made M1 helmets.<ref name="OC"/>
* {{flag|Brazil}}: Formerly used U.S. and Brazilian-made M1 helmets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/brazil/|title=Brazil}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bolivia}}: Used U.S. and Brazilian-made M1 helmets before being removed from service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/bolivia/|title=Bolivia}}</ref>
* {{flag|Canada}}: Used by the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] until the 1990s, when it was replaced by the [[CG634]] helmet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpmuseum.org/securhelmet.html|title = Canadian Forces Helmets}}</ref>
* {{flag|Chile}}: Formerly used by the [[Chilean Armed Forces]], with liners made by Baselli Hnos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/chile-m1.html|title=Chile M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref>
* {{flag|Costa Rica}}: Formerly used U.S.-made M1 helmets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/costa-rica/ |title=Costa Rica}}</ref>
* {{flag|Croatia}}: Used during the [[Croatian War of Independence]], with some remaining in service until the 2000s.
* {{flag|Cuba}}: Used by the [[Cuban National Army]] until the [[Cuban Revolution]], at which point they were retired by the [[Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces]] and replaced by [[Warsaw Pact]]-made helmets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/cuba/|title=Cuba}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Used Ulbrichts-made M1 helmets, designated the ''Staalhjelm model 48'' (m/48).<ref name="OC" />
* {{flag|Ecuador}}: Formerly used by the [[Armed Forces of Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/ecuador/|title=Ecuador}}</ref>
* {{flag|El Salvador}}: Provided by the U.S. in the 1970s as part of military aid, now replaced by the PASGT helmet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/el-salvador/ |title=El Salvador}}</ref>
* {{flag|Greece}}: Adopted by the [[Hellenic Armed Forces]] in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/greek-m1.html|title=Greek M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref>
* {{flag|Haiti}}: Formerly used by the [[Armed Forces of Haiti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/haiti/|title=Haiti}}</ref>
* {{flag|Honduras}}: Formerly used by [[Armed Forces of Honduras]] after signing the [[Rio Treaty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/honduras/|title=Honduras}}</ref>
* {{flag|Indonesia}}: Obtained from the Netherlands after the [[Indonesian National Revolution]] in 1949 and used by the [[Indonesian Army]] until the 1990s.
* {{flag|Israel}}: Formerly used by the [[Israel Defense Forces]], supplied by the U.S., UK, and France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/israel-m1.html|title=Israel M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref> Some M1s used have a combination of American and Israeli parts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/145656-israeli-m1-steel-helmet-yom-kippur-war-1|title=Israeli M1 steel helmet Yom Kippur War 1973 - Collectors Weekly|website=www.collectorsweekly.com}}</ref>
* {{flag|Lebanon}}: Formerly used by the [[Lebanese Armed Forces]]. Replaced by the PASGT helmet.
* {{flag|Liberia}}: Used by the [[Armed Forces of Liberia]] until the 2000s.
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}: Formerly used by the [[Luxembourg Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=M53 Troops helmet |url=https://dutchhelmets.nl/en/helmets/combat-helmets/m53-troops-helmet |website=Dutchhelmets.nl |access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref>
* {{flag|Malaysia}}: Used locally produced M1 helmets in the 1970s and 1980s.
* {{flag|Mexico}}: Formerly used by the [[Mexican Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/mexico-m1.html|title=Mexico M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref>
* {{flag|New Zealand}}: Used by the [[New Zealand Army]] from 1961 to the 2000s. Gradually replaced by the PASGT helmet in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rnzaoc.com/2024/12/01/the-evolution-of-helmets-in-the-new-zealand-army/|title=The Evolution of Helmets in the New Zealand Army|website=Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps|date=December 2024 |access-date=4 February 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250204025651/https://rnzaoc.com/2024/12/01/the-evolution-of-helmets-in-the-new-zealand-army/|archive-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>
* {{flag|Netherlands}}: Used Ulbrichts-made M1 helmets.<ref name="OC"/>
* {{flag|Nicaragua}}: The [[National Guard (Nicaragua)|Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua]] used M1 helmets supplied by the U.S. from 1954 to 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/nicaragua/|title=Nicaragua}}</ref>
* {{flag|Nigeria}}: Formerly used by the [[Nigerian Armed Forces]].
* {{flag|Norway}}: Used Ulbrichts-made M1 helmets.<ref name="OC"/>
* {{flag|Paraguay}}: Adopted the M1 helmet after signing the Rio Treaty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/paraguay/|title=Paraguay}}</ref>
* {{flag|Peru}}: Formerly used M1 helmets supplied by the U.S., Israel, and West Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/peru-m1.html|title=Peru M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/peru/|title=Peru}}</ref>
* {{flag|Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}: Formerly used by the [[Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] with [[M81 Woodland]] camouflage.
** {{flag|Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia}}: Formerly used by the [[Croatian Defence Council]] with M81 Woodland camouflage during the [[Bosnian War]].
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}: Taiwan-produced copies were used by the [[Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia]] as late as the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi Imported M1 Helmet Copy |url=https://www.middleeastmilitaria.com/987654488765h.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Middle East Militaria |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|Singapore}}: Formerly used by the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, with inner liners made locally. Gradually replaced by a helmet similar to the PASGT helmet in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/singapore-m1.html|title=Singapore M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref>
* {{flag|Spain}}: Used M1 helmets made in the U.S. and Europe, modified for use by the [[Spanish Marine Infantry]] and [[Paratroopers Brigade "Almogávares" VI]].<ref name="OC" />
* {{flag|South Vietnam}}: Used by the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] until their dissolution after the [[fall of Saigon]] in 1975.
* {{flag|United States|1960}}: Formerly used by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], [[United States Navy|Navy]], and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] from 1941 to 1986 as the M1, with the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] using their own variants for [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|flak protection]] designated the ''M3'' and later the ''M5''. Replaced by the PASGT helmet in all branches in 1986, though some reportedly remained in [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]] and [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] inventories into the late 1980s and early 1990s, apparently seeing limited use in the [[United States invasion of Panama|invasion of Panama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-military-helmet-evolved-hazard-bullet-shield-180963319/|title=How the Military Helmet Evolved From a Hazard to a Bullet Shield|first=Donovan|last=Webster}}</ref>
* {{flag|Venezuela}}: Used by the Venezuelan military, now replaced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/venezuela-m1.html|title=Venezuela M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref> Majority made in the U.S. and South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/venezuela/|title=Venezuela}}</ref>
* {{flag|West Germany}}: Formerly used by the [[Bundeswehr]], produced locally by the F. W. Quist Company. The original West German copy was a "two-piece steel helmet" ("zweiteiliger ''Stahlhelm''") designated the M-62 ''Stahlhelm''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/west-germany-m1.html|title=West Germany M1|website=Brendon's Helmets}}</ref> In 1958, the M-62 was remade as a one-piece helmet and renamed the ''Stahlhelm'' M1A1, produced in three sizes: 66, 68, and 71. The M1A1 was issued until 1981, when a modified version was released and renamed the ''Helm1A1''; modifications included a three-point chin strap with the third point connecting at the nape, extra large sizes, and a further adjustable liner. Use seemingly ended after [[German reunification]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theocadcollection.com/euroclones---an-essentiel-collectors-guide.html |title="Euroclones": An essential guide to postwar steel helmets |first=Roger |last=Lucy |date=January 2015 |work=OCAD Militaria Collectors Resource |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011215026/http://www.theocadcollection.com/euroclones---an-essentiel-collectors-guide.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref>