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African Airborne & Special Operations Unit InsigniaInsignia

Congo Mercenary ‘Black Jack’ Schramme’s 10 Commando Patch

This patch, held in my collection, is an original shoulder patch used by the mercenaries of 10 Commando who were...
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Battlefields & MuseumsField Reports

The Liberation War Museum – Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Opened in March 1996, the Liberation War Museum (Muktijuddho Jadughor) is located in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. The museum commemorates the...
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Books & ReferencesInsignia

REFERENCE BOOK: US Army Special Forces Team History and Insignia 1975 to the Present by Gary Perkowski

US Army Special Forces Team History and Insignia 1975 to the Present by Gary Perkowski Hardcover Size: 8 1/2″ x...
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Books & ReferencesInsignia

REFERENCE BOOK: Commandos et Forces Suppletives Indochine 1945 – 1954 by Jacques Sicard

Commandos et Forces Suppletives Indochine 1945 – 1954 by Jacques Sicard with assistance from M. Duflot and F. Pitel. Softcover:...
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Books & ReferencesInsignia

REFERENCE BOOK: Badges of the French Foreign Legion 1923-1989 by Philippe Bartlett

Badges of the French Foreign Legion 1923-1989 by Philippe Bartlett Hardcover: 63 pagesPublisher: P. Bartlett; 1st edition (1989)Language: English &...
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The Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience. Perth 29 November – 11 December 2016

The Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience is a traveling exhibition that mainly tells the story of Australia’s involvement in the...
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Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance galleries

I’ve just returned from a weekend trip to Melbourne and on Sunday afternoon, just before heading to the airport I...
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Iraq – Task Group Taji – ANZAC Day 2016 Patch
Field ReportsInsignia

Task Group Taji – ANZAC Day Iraq 2016 Patch

Anzac Day 2016 marked 100 years since the first service, which was held one year after the Gallipoli landings. For the Australian and New Zealand troops serving in Iraq a special commemorative patch was made.
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Books & ReferencesInsignia

REFERENCE BOOK: Les Unités Parachutistes de la Légion Etrangère et Leurs Insignes. 1948 – 2014 by Colonel (H) Duronsoy.

Les Unités Parachutistes de la Légion Etrangère et Leurs Insignes. 1948 – 2014 by Colonel (H) Duronsoy. No ISBN.Privately published...
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InsigniaThe 'juleswings' Collection

Myanmar/Burmese KNLA Insurgent Army Patch

One of my collecting interests is the insignia worn by various insurgent groups and guerilla armies Burma/Myanmar is a country...
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Books & ReferencesInsignia

REFERENCE BOOK: NEW ZEALAND ARMY DISTINGUISHING PATCHES 1911-1991. Volumes One and Two by Malcolm Thomas and Cliff Lord

NEW ZEALAND ARMY DISTINGUISHING PATCHES 1911-1991. Volumes One and Two Malcolm Thomas and Cliff Lord ISBN0473032902 Published by: Malcolm Thomas...
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A small piece of Australia in France

Lest We Forget  
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Tirailleurs Tonkinois (Lintap) circa 1885.

This photograph, showing indigenous Indochinese infantrymen is number 16 in a series that was taken by one Dr Hocquard who...
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Insignia

Australian made USN Submarine Combat Insignia Restrike

Some of the more desirable of the WW2 era US Navy Submarine Combat Patrol badges are those made by the...
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Frank McNamara: The first Australian aviator to win the Victoria Cross

On the 20th of March 1917, Lt. Frank H McNamara became the first Australian aviator to be awarded the Victoria...
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Insignia

WW2 US Navy Submarine Combat Insignia

On March 26, 1943, the US Navy authorized an award, known as the Submarine Combat Insignia, for successful completion of...
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Vietnam. This is a small collection of 1950’s period Forces Armées Vietnamiennes (F.A.V.N) Signals unit badges that I acquired. I’m looking for a two more badges to finish the group, the 7th Vietnamese Signals Company (7e Compagnie de Transmissions Vietnamiennes) and the 4th Military Region Signals School (Centre d’Instruction Technique des Transmissions Régionales No. 4) as shown in the second and third photos. Juleswings Collection WANTED! ‘The Praetorians – The History of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion – Indochina 1948-1955’ As I continue disappearing down the French Indochina and the ‘Associated States’ insignia rabbit hole, here are the two Lao Signals badges in my collection. Latest addition to my reference library courtesy of Ken Conboy is his new book, “Wild Geese at War: A Pictorial History of 5 Commando in the Congo 1964-67” Socialist Republic of Vietnam parachutist insignia for two of their para-military skydiving clubs. The Southern Aviation Club (CLB Hàng không phía Nam) wing and Northern Aviation Club (CLB Hàng không phía Bắc) patch. WANTED! French Military Training Mission to the Royal Lao Government

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