An original Polish 2nd Corps Bullion Officer’s WW2 formation badge, hand embroiderd in silver bullion on red woollen backing. The badge depicts a shield-shaped badge with a mermaid from the Arms of the City of Warsaw on a red field. The badge has no damage or repairs in mint condition.
£50.00
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The Polish II Corps (Polish: Drugi Korpus Wojska Polskiego), 1943–1947, was a major tactical and operational unit of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Władysław Anders and fought with distinction in the Italian Campaign, in particular at the Battle of Monte Cassino. By the end of 1945, the corps had grown to well over 100,000 soldiers.
A British Army WW2 44th Division formation patch, machine embroidered in yellow thread on red cotton backing. The insignia has no damage or repairs in good condition.
An extremely rare Free French WW2 SAS paratrooper wings, machine embroidered in white, gold, and black thread on dark blue woollen backing. The insignia depicts a parachute with wings in the centre, with a star at the bottom of the risers. The badge was worn on the left arm by members of the French SAS, and measures 6.3cm high x 6cm width. The insignia has no damage or moth holes in very good condition.
A British RASC WW2 Air Despatch Group Patch, constructed in cotton screen printed. The badge depicts a yellow 'Dakota' aircraft, on a royal blue backgroud. The badge was awarded as an honour to the Air Despatch Group, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), after the Arnhem operation in which some 116 air despatchers lost their lives. It is worn on the left breast of the flying overall only. However, the badge comes facing both left and right and as such was obviously intended for wear as facing pairs. In addition, the flying overalls do not appear to carry the title as well as the badge. On this basis it is possible that the badge was originally worn on both sleeves and that the title was worn below the badge in a similar fashion to the 'AIRBORNE' title in relation to the Pegasus badge. Examples of the badge exist where the tail of the Dakota is rounded at the top and it is believed that this is a post-war modification to the original design.
A scarce set of 44th Indian Airborne Division formation patches, constructed in cotton. The rectangular maroon badge depicts Pegasus over "INDIA" circa 1944. The matched pair is in very good condition.
