Unknown formation sign - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

NEMO · #1 14-12-20, 10:33 AM

Any ideas Chaps please

NEMO · #2 17-12-20, 12:18 PM

Not a single suggestion ??? ! ok back in the box for another year

JON188 · #3 17-12-20, 12:20 PM

Sorry pal,
No ideas.
Lets try next year.
KR
Jon

NEMO · #4 17-12-20, 03:14 PM

I keep thinking Polish or Chec ?

arrestingu · #5 17-12-20, 06:23 PM

Federal Republic of Germany

The design chequer board was used on Prussian Airforce Observers badges during WW1.
So could be German Fed Republic Airforce

Regards steve

NEMO · #6 17-12-20, 06:25 PM

Now thats an idea ? what i thought was silk woven may be that German bevo woven

mike_vee · #7 22-12-20, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arrestingu

Federal Republic of Germany

The design chequer board was used on Prussian Airforce Observers badges during WW1.
So could be German Fed Republic Airforce

Regards steve

Found this online :

6 German WWI Pilots and Observers Badges

More detail on badges , described as "Imperial German Army Air Service Beobachterabzeichen (Observer Badge)" can be found on this page :

http://www.kaisersbunker.com/flieger/f31.htm

Also found a book "Germany - Service instruction in the Air Force - 1937" which shows the same emblem.

https://www.catawiki.com/l/22046289-...7#&gid=1&pid=7

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mike_vee · #8 22-12-20, 10:59 AM

Found another reference which may be appropriate to the patch , the symbol was used by the various German Army Groups in WW2 .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Group_A

Described as :
"The checkerboard flag for commanding generals of army groups (Heeresgruppen) was also used by commanding generals of armies (Armeen)."

Command Flag for the Commander of an Army Group or an Army
Kommandoflagge für den Oberbefehlshaber einer Heeresgruppe oder einer Armee

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#9 22-12-20, 01:44 PM

Thought i'd seen it before, still from 'A Bridge too Far' Regards Mark

NEMO · #10 22-12-20, 02:00 PM

[QUOTE=mike_vee;532852]Found another reference which may be appropriate to the patch , the symbol was used by the various German Army Groups in WW2 .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Group_A

Described as :
"The checkerboard flag for commanding generals of army groups (Heeresgruppen) was also used by commanding generals of armies (Armeen)."

[URL="https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de%5E933rk.html"]Command Flag for the Commander of an Army Group or an Army
Kommandoflagge für den Oberbefehlshaber einer Heeresgruppe oder einer .
Thank you for taking the time to help me much appreciated.

NEMO · #11 22-12-20, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkGD

Thought i'd seen it before, still from 'A Bridge too Far' Regards Mark

That is brilliant very many thanks

rolfi · #12 22-12-20, 08:13 PM

It's a German boy scouts badge from the twenties

RW