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28-02-24, 05:01 PM
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1st FM COMMANDO BADGE
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Thanks Herve. I sent you a PM.
Thanks Herve. I sent you a PM.
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27-02-24, 03:15 AM
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1st FM COMMANDO BADGE
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Mike, unfortunately inaccuracies are quite common...
Mike, unfortunately inaccuracies are quite common with veterans' accounts especially when written 50 years after the war. M. Chauvet is no exception as it is the case also with is comrades from the...
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26-02-24, 04:16 AM
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1st FM COMMANDO BADGE
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Don’t hesitate to send the details through PM. ...
Don’t hesitate to send the details through PM.
this can be found in M. Chauvet’s memoirs published in 1995
It is weird that the ‘made in England’ was not popular amongst veterans
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25-02-24, 10:58 PM
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1st FM COMMANDO BADGE
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Details on 'Made in England' Badge
Herve, Very intriguing comparison suggesting at least two batches of the ‘Made in England’ badge existed. The original badge measured 45 mil in height, 42 mil wide at the top of the shield.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
28-01-24, 05:31 PM
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SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
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Account of the French Squadron with 1st & 2nd SAS
I did a bit of research on the SAS French Sqn and here are my findings.
The First Air Infantry Company, comprising some 50 men, 3 NCOs and 3 officers, commanded by Captain Georges Bergé, were...
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25-01-24, 02:14 PM
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SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
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tcrown
Herve, this happened some 30 years ago...
Herve, this happened some 30 years ago...
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24-01-24, 05:40 PM
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SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
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tcrown
The curator of the museum was convinced no French...
The curator of the museum was convinced no French SAS ever wore sand berets. He accepted to trade the beret with a 1947/51 mint airborne uniform.
Maybe not a good bargain after all!
I'll try to...
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23-01-24, 03:38 PM
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SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
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Much appreciated Steve. Any other opinion or...
Much appreciated Steve.
Any other opinion or comment about sand berets with French SAS?
Many thanks!
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22-01-24, 03:50 AM
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SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
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Thanks Steve for the confirmation. I understand...
Thanks Steve for the confirmation.
I understand you believe the badge is also post war. Any idea about the period?
Any comment on whether or not the French SAS wore sand berets prior to 1944?
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21-01-24, 01:36 AM
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SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
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tcrown
SAS French Sqn and Sand Beret
As I’m not SAS-savvy, I’d appreciate opinions from the various experts on this forum.
A friend of mine got a beret from the French Airborne Museum in Pau, France. It was donated a few decades ago by...
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06-01-24, 08:10 PM
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Para wings - any idea of date?
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tcrown
Not necessarily as many variants were issued for...
Not necessarily as many variants were issued for the private market.
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06-01-24, 02:36 PM
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Early Para Wings
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Operation Anthropoid - Cloud Canopy Badge Type
An interesting photo of the two famous SOE agents, Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik (from left to right), who led Operation Anthropoid, both wearing “Cloud” Pattern Canopy Type Wings.
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The...
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06-01-24, 01:18 PM
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Para wings - any idea of date?
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tcrown
Rick, it looks like a private purchase badge....
Rick, it looks like a private purchase badge. Impossible to date unfortunately. It could have been issued anytime between the 40s to late 50s.
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Relic BD Blouse, 9th Parachute Battalion, 6th Airborne
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Thanks for the update, elwe23! Any information...
Thanks for the update, elwe23!
Any information to support your assumption?
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03-12-23, 09:09 PM
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Relic BD Blouse, 9th Parachute Battalion, 6th Airborne
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Thanks elwe23 for these details. Indeed,...
Thanks elwe23 for these details.
Indeed, Neil told me he was not part of the discovering but was informed at the time in the hope he would be able to name it. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible....
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30-11-23, 11:39 PM
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Relic BD Blouse, 9th Parachute Battalion, 6th Airborne
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tcrown
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad this is of...
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad this is of interest.
I have contacted Neil Barber, the very knowledgeable author of 'the Day the Devils Dropped In'. Maybe he knows about the jacket.
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30-11-23, 02:55 AM
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Relic BD Blouse, 9th Parachute Battalion, 6th Airborne
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Relic BD Blouse, 9th Parachute Battalion, 6th Airborne
I wanted to share photos of an extraordinary battle-dress jacket that is on display at the National Army Museum in Paris.
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This relic from the 9th Parachute Battalion of the 6th Airborne...
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02-11-23, 01:31 AM
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Parachute Regiment Good or Bad ?
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tcrown
I call it the 'Long Rear Leg' type. This...
I call it the 'Long Rear Leg' type. This controversial badge has been extensively discussed here https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=523888&postcount=19
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28-10-23, 11:59 PM
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WW2 Para wing opinion
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tcrown
I honestly don’t think we can conclude on the...
I honestly don’t think we can conclude on the photos of the period you posted. I wouldn’t dwell too much on the differences you have identified on your last photo. I see a similar pattern consistent...
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28-10-23, 02:13 AM
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WW2 Para wing opinion
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I would agree with this. it looks like another...
I would agree with this. it looks like another variant although I don’t think this example has been factory trimmed like the one in the bundle (see...
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28-10-23, 01:56 AM
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WW2 Para wing opinion
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It is simply impossible to identify the various...
It is simply impossible to identify the various wing types from the photos you have posted. I’m not even sure better resolution would help for that matter. One can only guess that in the photos taken...
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01-10-23, 09:51 PM
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WW2 Para wing opinion
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tcrown
Zig-zag Rigging Lines vs Detached Feathers Pattern
Thanks for your contribution and kind words, Skippy.
There is absolutely no doubt that the zig-zag rigging lines are characteristics of wings that were produced during WW2 and after.
It is...
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29-09-23, 11:20 PM
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Combined Operations title
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tcrown
elwe23, I think your question was already...
elwe23, I think your question was already addressed here https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=592390&postcount=32
The Calico printers used both coarse weave and satin cotton...
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29-09-23, 11:08 PM
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WW2 Para wing opinion
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tcrown
Private purchase wings IMO. Could have been WW2...
Private purchase wings IMO. Could have been WW2 issued or later. Countless variants were offered on the market that are impossible to date.
As for the design (large basket, round bottom of...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
23-09-23, 09:26 PM
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WW2 Para wing opinion
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tcrown
Most of the ordnance-produced examples do have...
Most of the ordnance-produced examples do have that paste or glue type of material on the back applied to stiffen the cloth but not all. Also, numerous WW2 private purchase wings can be found with...
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