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22-02-17, 08:47 PM
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Moroccan Goum cap badge question
Not sure if this is the proper section of the forum, but can someone confirm what cap badge was worn by the Moroccan Goum troops serving with the free French forces during WW2? I've seen a Janbiya knife badge, but I'm unsure of its period of use.
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22-02-17, 09:43 PM
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http://lepoilu-paris.com/61709-large...-en-argent.jpg some Goums badges... http://67400.free.fr/monsiteweb/les%...%20vivante.htm http://inconitonito.free.fr/lestaborsetgoums.html Jo They served in Italy and France during World War II between 1942 and 1945. During this period four Groupments de Tabors Moroccain (GTM) were created, each comprising 3 Tabors (battalion) with 3 to 4 Goums (companies). Goumiers then served in Indochina from 1946 to 1954. In French military terminology, a goum was a unit of 200 auxiliaries. Three or four goums made up a tabor. A groupe was composed of three tabors. A goum in this case was the equivalent of a company in regular military units and a tabor would thereby be equivalent to a battalion. A tabor was the largest permanent goumier unit. Each goum was a mix of different berber tribes mainly from the Atlas mountains of Morocco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Goumier Final Note; be aware that for all SWW Free French Forces badges, the Goumiers(SWW and Indochina period) badges are the ones that are "très rechercé" and when you find one the price is relative to its scarcity...... Jo
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23-02-17, 09:19 PM
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Jo, many thanks for your excellent reply. I wasn't sure as most mixed Moroccan Goumier badges are listed as post-war and I could not find any (clear) pictures.
I just bought one, not as nice as the silver one from your first link, but a bronze-ish badge with a nice locally made look and feel to it. I'll post a picture once I have received it.
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