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Old 12-08-20, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by lettman View Post
Interesting. The 1941 date doesn't tally with the information about this particular patch in Jon Mills' book, p.458. He says it first appeared on uniforms in the summer of 1943. Either the inscription on the back was made in retrospect and got the date wrong, or it's a new piece of evidence for an earlier use of the patch. My money's on the former explanation, but who knows?
You are right Lettman, the writing is not an irrefutable evidence, but may be an hint for further research...
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