
French Indochina – Rare Cao Đai ‘Unification Of Sects’ Badge
A rare Cao Đài militia badge from the French Indochina War

The 6th (Franco) Laotian Commando Badge 1946 – 50
The 6th Laotian Commando (6ème Commando Laotien) was created on 16 August 1946 to relieve the Bataillon de Marche du...

The 1st Laotian Parachute Battalion badge 1952 – 1954
The first Lao parachute unit, 1ere Compagnie de Commandos Parachutistes Laotiens (1ere CCPL) was raised by the French in July...

The funeral of General Trình Minh Thế and the Cao Đài badge debate
On 3 May 1955, while standing near his military jeep, Vietnamese army Brigadier-General Trình Minh Thế was killed by a...

The Cao Đài and its Militia 1926 – 1956
One of my main areas of collecting interest focuses on the airborne, commando and unconventional auxiliary units relating to French...