5 Brygada Pancerna "Skorpion"

[StefanM]

A couple of 'souvenirs' of the now disbanded 5 Brygada Pancerna "Skorpion" (5 Armoured Brigade "Scorpion") of the 10 Dywizja Zmechanizowana based in Opole.

[3mk]

Good to the regiment still exists,
Nice items

[StefanM]

Hi Emil,
Sadly 5 BPanc "Skorpion" was disbanded in a NATO reorganisation in around 2000-1 and ceased to exist. Luckily the 4th "Skorpion" regimental colours were not transferred to Poland in the 1990's and are safe at the Sikorski in London otherwise I am sure they would have been lost. I believe the pre-1939 4 BPanc colours were burnt by the regiment in Mokotów fields before the surrender of Warsaw in September 1939 to save them from capture by the the Germans.

Good to the regiment still exists,
Nice items

[StefanM]

Three 5 BPanc berets showing the three different "skorpion" beret badges; a silver wire skorpion emblem, a ruberrised thermal printed version and a metal skorpion held with screw back and clasp. There are at least 4 versions of the metal 5 BPanc skorpion which is taken from the original 4th "skorpion" metal beret badges.

[3mk]

Nice items Stephan,I have a beret like that in green which my Grandfather gave to me.
You only collect photos yet your collections bigger then mine

[StefanM]

Nice items Stephan,I have a beret like that in green which my Grandfather gave to me.

Would like to see a photo of your beret when you have a chance to post it?

You only collect photos yet your collections bigger then mine

I know I have been easliy distracted from my mission but here is a neat photo from my collection—HE111's over burning Warsaw... well actually its 3 photos in one by yours truly

[3mk]

Hey Stephan,
Ill post it soon,Exept mine doesnt have the Skorpian insignia.
Nice photo!These guys might of been 1 of the guys from that plane!

[StefanM]

5 BPanc "Skorpion" breast badge:

[StefanM]

5 BPanc "Skorpion" beret badge styles:

[StefanM]

Mjr. M. Białkiewicz (on the right) investing the "traditions" of 4BPanc "Skorpion" to the newly formed 5BPanc"Skorpion" of 102 pz. at Opole in 1993.