Archive for category Special Forces

344: For Sale ww2 Badges

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Thursday, 13 January, 2011

ww2 Badges for sale 1


45: Army Air Corps & Glider Pilot Regiment

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Badges of Army Air Corps & Glider Pilot Regiment
Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942. There are eight regiments (5 Regular Army, 2 Territorial Army, 1 training) of the AAC as well as five Independent Flights and two Independent Squadrons deployed in support [...]


44: ww2 misc para wings

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

ww2 misc para wings


41: Special Air Service + Special Reconnaissance Regiment

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Badges of the Special Air Service
Special Air Service
David Stirling founded the Special Air Service in 1941. The work done by the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War Two was to revolutionise the way wars could be fought and many other special forces were to copy their tactics.
The philosophy of the SAS was to throw [...]


40: Parachute Regiment

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Badges of the Parachute Regiment
ā€œCā€ Company, 1st Bn. The Royal Ulster Rifles
6th Airlanding Brigade, 6th Airborne Division
June 6-14, 1944
Hugh Harvey Overlord 2008 Tournament Page 1
Order of Battle
Company Headquarters
Company Commander: Major Bob Hynds (WIA July 7, 1944)
Second-in- Command: Captain Hugh Weldon
Company Sergeant Major: CSM C. S. McCutcheon (KIA March 24, 1945)
Company Quartermaster Sergeant: Color Sergeant Richard [...]


39: Misc. ww2 badges

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Misc. ww2 badges


38: Misc ww2 Special Force badges

Posted by Niels B Pedersen on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Misc ww2 Special Force badges
The Long Range Desert Group
The Long Range Desert Group was formed by Ralph Bagnold in 1940 and played a major part in the Allies victory in North Africa in World War Two. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) became the forward eyes and ears of the Allies and together with the [...]