34Th, Armoured man in T force

[blackpowder44]

On another forum a person has posted pictures of this L/cpl and he would like to know what the badge above the stripe is. He has a lot of pictures of this person in Germany at the end of the war and apparently he was in a unit called T force charged with rounding up scientists, and any other valuable scientific data.

[Postwarden]

It's the metal arm badge of the 9th Royal Tank Regiment. Originally awarded to the WWI 9th Battalion for services in supporting the French 3rd Infantry division at the Battle of Souvillers in July 1918, the badge is that of the French 3rd Infantry Division. It was revived for the new 9th reformed in 1938

A picture is attached.

Jon

[manchesters]

Hello,

Its the special embellishment worn by 9/RTR

Awarded in 1918 its a French award for the battle of Souvillers.

Its a bursting grenade within a buckled belt and on the belt the French words, "Quis'y Frotte, S'Y Brule" - He who rubs me burns himself.

Its a metal badge only worn on the left sleeve.

regards

[manchesters]

Postwarden typed as I did. There you have it.

regards

[Peter Brydon]

As far as I am aware, and I may be wrong, T Force did not have their own sign.

P.B.

[manchesters]

Peter,

Looks an interesting read. never heard of 'T Force' before.

Why did 5/Kings write about it, were there a lot of them in it?

regarsd

[blackpowder44]

Thanks to all who posted replys to my question about T force. I have replied to the questioner on the other forum and I am sure he will be very happy with the result. He showed some pictures of the Lance Corporal with various vehicles including a soft top Humber and a VW, I believe he also has some paperwork as well and I will ask him to post these as they may be of interest to us on here. thanks again. John.

[Hussar100]

Here is an article about T Force which is about the insignia and its rarity.

http://www.insigne.org/T-Force-I.htm

[Paul Spellman]

5th Bn KLR
T Force Sign as on display Liverpool Museum
Paul

[Peter Brydon]

Thanks Paul,

A new one to me.

Peter



Simon ,

5 Kings became part of T Force and 5th Kings/No 2 T Force Old Comrades Association produced a DVD about their exploits.

P.

[manchesters]

Thanks Peter,

I am slightly confused over the 'T' Force Insignia as we have 3 different views voiced so far.

1. No insignia
2. The US/UK/French badge
3. A 'T' badge.

Which is correct?

regards

[Hussar100]

Originally Posted by manchesters

Thanks Peter,

I am slightly confused over the 'T' Force Insignia as we have 3 different views voiced so far.

1. No insignia
2. The US/UK/French badge
3. A 'T' badge.

Which is correct?

regards

This is the designation of T Force I'm working to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Force

A combined allied unit from 1945 which was tasked with securing people and items of value during the German retreat and collapse before they could be killed or destroyed by the Germans or fall into Russian hands. Prime examples would be Werner von Braun and his missile sites.

EDIT: The Amazon blurb for this book says it a lot better than I ever could.

[Peter Brydon]

My interest only really extends to the 5th Kings involvement with T Force and as it says in the link posted by Hussar, the 5th Kings/No.2 T Force old Comrades association was only formed in 1990 when most of the participants still alive were getting on.

Nevertheless the OCA undertook a range of activities including the production ( with a lottery grant ) of a DVD and it is the cover of the DVD which is shown in my second post. I cannot recall either seeing the sign that Paul posted when I have visited the Museum or recall it being mentioned before but my memory is not what it was.

From the DVD I have managed to take a couple of stills which are attached. They show both the contents page of the DVD and a picture of the OCA`s Christmas 2005 newsletter which was called Free Lance.

As can be seen in both pictures there is what might be a sign for T Force being a white "T" on a black shield with the motto " Operta Aperta " below. ( Note the different spelling of the motto in the two images )

If I find out anything more the sign for T Force I will post it here.

P.B.

[Paul Spellman]

Hi Peter,
According to my phone I took the picture in June last year, I am in city centre a couple of times this week so will check and see if it is still on display and get an image of the description too.
Paul

[Peter Brydon]

Thanks Paul,

Peter