Beret badges
Friends,
Late in WW2, during operation Howard (6-29 April 1945) 1st SAS operated in support of Canadian armoured units at the Rhine crossing and in Northern Germany, as recce units in their armoured jeeps.
I am informed some SAS members also have been seen wearing black berets with Royal Tank Regiment badges to be a little less conspicuous or pass for regular soldiers. I am not sure this practice was widespread and some 1st SAS stalwars such as Paddy Mayne would probably not have worn other berets at all.
It is a fact by then the SAS was fully aware of the fate of their comrades in France who were captured and murdered by the Germans in Operation Loyton in the Vosges area and other operations.
Cheers,
Johan
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