French Indochina – Rare Cao Đai ‘Unification Of Sects’ Badge
A rare Cao Đài militia badge from the French Indochina War
Indochina Wars – Cambodia’s KPNLAF faction (1979 – 92)
Some more insignia from my 'private armies' and militia groups collection. These are from the Khmer People’s National Liberation Armed Forces (KPNLAF) which existed between 1979 and 1992.
The Winged Boot
Several years ago I was fortunate enough to get hold of a couple of badges that an Australian soldier brought...
The ‘Desert Diablos’ – DoS Air Wing Afghanistan Patches
The United States Department of State (DOS), also referred to as the State Department, was established in 1789 as the...
African Special Operations Insignia #3 – Portuguese Mozambique’s Grupos Especiais Pára-quedistas 1971 -74
Portugal’s presence in Africa dates back to the 15th century and their colonies (Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique) held important...
African Special Operations Insignia #2 –The Republic of Transkei 1981-94
Transkei Defence Force Special Forces and Airborne unit insignia 1981 - 1994
‘PANGOLIN TIMES’ – Op AGILA / Op DAMON Rhodesia Dec 1979 – Mar 1980.
From December 1979 until March 1980, the Australian Army carried out Operation DAMON, the Australian contribution to the Commonwealth Monitoring...
REFERENCE BOOK: PARABAT Vol.1 – A Guide to Collecting Insignia of the South African Airborne Units 2021 Edition
During the 1970’s and 80’s, South African paratroopers, affectionately called ‘Parabats’ or simply ‘Bats’ were at the forefront of...
The Rip Cord Club of the World Badge
This Rip Cord Club of the World (R.C.C.W.) badge is an interesting and little known parachutist badge from the inter-war...
Australian Airborne & Special Operations Unit InsigniaInsigniaThe 'juleswings' CollectionThe Indochina Wars
Mike Force, the AATTV and the relief of Dak Seang, April 1970
. Over the years I have been fortunate to acquire a number of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam and ARVN...