As a side question: was there a specific function for DZ flashes for non-parachute battalions in the various airborne (etc) formations or is it more of a fashion leading on from Parachute regt practice? Now we accept as a matter of course TRF flashes on working uniforms as part of regimental, battalion and corps identity.
Should we perhaps see both DZ flashes and TRF as part of a continuum from C19th shoulder titles and the wealth of emblems worn on battle dress in its WW2 heyday?
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