Archive for category Special Forces

45: Army Air Corps & Glider Pilot Regiment

Posted by 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 […]


44: WW2 Para Wings & present day special forces

Posted by on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

ww2 misc para wings


41: Special Air Service + Special Reconnaissance Regiment

Posted by 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 […]


40: Parachute Regiment

Posted by on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Badges of the Parachute Regiment “C” 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 […]


39: Misc. ww2 badge, BSC, Judge Advocate, BBC, CCG, War Correspondent

Posted by on Sunday, 21 November, 2010

Misc. ww2 badges The Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Office at the War Office was the central point for legal advice on matters of military law and in 1945 became the focal point for legal questions concerning the prosecution of cases of war crimes committed during the Second World War. The main responsibility for this work […]


38: Misc ww2 Special Force badges

Posted by 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 […]