Hello Ladies & gents I have a friend who would like to know what these wings are? I haven't a clue myself so I can't help him!! So I was wondering does anybody on here have a clue?? Thank you very much Terry.
Hello Ladies & gents I have a friend who would like to know what these wings are? I haven't a clue myself so I can't help him!! So I was wondering does anybody on here have a clue?? Thank you very much Terry.
OSS/Jedburgh wings; worn by OSS operators in the European Theater of Operations. "SF" is for "Special Forces".
For other examples, see...:
Insignia
OSS SF Wing Find - WING BADGES - U.S. Militaria Forum
badge trade British Special Forces Wings (INS 43107)
...a little show & tell:
SPECIAL FORCES JEDBURGH PARATROOPER WINGS,INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATION MARKET,1944 - YouTube
By the way, the one above is a repro; the photograph is the same one as found here:
British WW2 Type OSS (Jedburgh Teams) cloth wings - Detailed item view - Brigade UK The Regalia Specialist
Thanks for the info that proved very interetsing & my friend is chuffed.. So thanks again.. Terry.
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