Zimbabwe Berets

[engr9266]

Here is a picture of the ZIMBABWE CORPS of ENGINEERS

[Phillip Herring]

Originally Posted by engr9266

Here is a picture of the ZIMBABWE CORPS of ENGINEERS

It looks like their cap badge, but certainly not the whole corps - not even a troop!

Phil

[rhodesianmilitaria]

Originally Posted by saumua

there you go.....

That's an interesting photo Shaun. Any reason that the person in the photo needs to be incognito?

[saumua]

No man I dont know him, just old habit. He is from Zim he is bound to have pissed off Mugabe at siome stage.......

[Loski]

Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

Zimbabwe

* Green - Infantry
* Black - Armoured Regiment
* Maroon - Parachute Regiment
* Yellow - Presidential Guard
* Cherry Red - Military Police
* Blue-gray - Zimbabwe Air Force
* Dark Blue - All other units

Don't Forget

Dove Grey - Greys Scouts

[Unknownsoldier]

The list of Berets to my knowledge is from under Mugabe's regime, so I'm unsure of certain units still continuing to exist there.

Thats a really nice colour though, far better than that awful Satay yellow

Tom

[Loski]

Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

The list of Berets to my knowledge is from under Mugabe's regime, so I'm unsure of certain units still continuing to exist there.

Thats a really nice colour though, far better than that awful Satay yellow

Tom

Hi Tom
As far as Im aware the Greys scouts are still on the ORBAT of the Zim National Army and retain the cap badge and Dove Grey beret used In the Rhodesian Army.
and yes that Satay yellow remindes me of a rather nasty pavement pizza.
Graham

[rhodesianmilitaria]

Hasn't been the Grey's Scouts for years. It became the Zimbabwe Mounted Infantry and I'm not even sure they exist anymore.
I would doubt that any ORBAT of Zim's forces on the net are current or even realistic considering that Zim is a dictatorship and has publicly exaggerated a lot of it's previous capabilities.

[Loski]

Originally Posted by rhodesianmilitaria

Hasn't been the Grey's Scouts for years. It became the Zimbabwe Mounted Infantry and I'm not even sure they exist anymore.
I would doubt that any ORBAT of Zim's forces on the net are current or even realistic considering that Zim is a dictatorship and has publicly exaggerated a lot of it's previous capabilities.

Late last year I was sent a Picture of heroes day and one of the troops in this Picture was wearing A Greys Beret, I have found the picture it was taken in August of 2011 and correction it was not 1 man but 4 wearing Greys Berets and badges they are on the lower left of the photo I don’t know if the name on the badges has been changed to Zimbabwe Mounted Infantry or remains Grey Scouts as the photo is not good enough to see. There are quite a few other familiar badges in the photo aswell.

[saumua]

nice photo. I see a commando one too but no SAS. I need to start a Zimbabwe Album....

[saumua]

made a start

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...p?albumid=1579

[Loski]

Originally Posted by saumua

made a start

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...p?albumid=1579

I had a look at your Zim album some nice pieces of intrest is the pair of ZNA sholder patches the background looks red unlike the normal ones that have a green background allso the SAS wings have had the colours of the wings reversed.

[saumua]

Originally Posted by Loski

I had a look at your Zim album some nice pieces of intrest is the pair of ZNA sholder patches the background looks red unlike the normal ones that have a green background allso the SAS wings have had the colours of the wings reversed.

I will check. Re the ZNA patches it must be the scanner. I am certain they are green.

[Loski]

Originally Posted by saumua

I will check. Re the ZNA patches it must be the scanner. I am certain they are green.

That may explain the tone of the backing fabric

[tempest]

I came across both of these photos yesterday and the badge looks new to me. Both photos were taken this week. Seperate events. The groups is Corps of Engineers.