I am new to the forum, and am in need of a bit of assistance.I have a small puzzle of sort that I am trying to complete so that I can post a more definitive comment on my website wherein I post captured flag images and flags signed by veterans. I have been trying to figure out which unit these lads belonged to. Here is an image of 6 british soldiers/airmen wearing mainly civilian clothes and holding a captured german flag.
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The caption on the back reads as follows:
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Here is a close up of the crest on the tee shirt of one of the men. It looks similar to the British WW2 RAF crest, and perhaps a bit like that of the glider regiment. It clearly shows the rounded crown of King George VI, and what looks like a flying bird of sorts, but it looks somewhat different from what I could find on-line regarding ww2 British UNit Crests.
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I am having a hard time deciding if it is the RAF crest or the Glider Regiment Crest or something else. The caption states this was taken after the raid over the Rhine, which would most likely have been be Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945. A close up of the sign on the column behind them indicated they are standing on the corner of an area called Kensington Gardens (Flats 1-10) and another street that I cannot read. Clearly they are back in England. There is a Kensington Gardens in London, but that is real close to the palace and where the well heeled folk live. Not sure what city this is.
I am thinking they would most likely be Glider Pilots who landed, assembled and were returned to England a few days later for follow on missions. Commandos and RAF tow/bomber/fighter pilots also participated in the raid, but the pilots would not have had access to getting a flag as they returned without landing in Germany, and the commandos after crossing the Rhine into Wesel did not return to England immediately as the glider pilots. I am leaning towards the RAF crest and these men are glider pilots. What do you think?