Polish tunics - in practice

[Mariusz]

Hi, here are Picture from Allegro posted as original pictures:

[Mariusz]

I happen to have one of the pictures printed on postcard paper and stamped canceled, my picture shows bit more, and the one on auction looks like close up from picture I have, if there picture are original, have they been published? Or they are copy from original, published pictures?

[Jim Baker]

Gentlemen,

Does this patch appear to be real? It is actually a section of sleeve cut from a uniform. Thanks!

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[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi Jim,

The shoulder title and 1st Armoured Division patch appear to be genuine. I suspect the same for the unit flash below, possibly MP.

Regards,
Tony

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi again Jim,

Further to your PM question - the Polish 1st Armoured Division insignia was applied both ‘trimmed’ and also like this. It is true that the more common application was for the insignia to either be trimmed, or the edge ‘folded’ under.

Posted below is a period colour photograph with the caption: Gosford House, April 1943. A relaxing moment, a bombardier of motorized artillery paints Easter eggs.

Clearly visible is the ‘full size’ patch stitched onto his battledress tunic.

Regards,
Tony

[48ppsk]

Greetings,

I have seen the service stripe on 2nd Corps tunics, however I have never seen a photo of its use on 1st Division tunics.

Mike

[ze-pole]

Hello,
These service stripes are indeed very strange… I have never seen such insignias on arms for battledress in 1rst polish armoured division… I would not buy them…

For the “full size” arm insignia, I know this battledress :



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Sure it is not a “best battledress” but a “real” battledress… that is perhaps the reason why the insignia is full ? I have also seen an arm badge found in Normandy, cut from the uniform, and it was full…

I take advantage of my post to ask if somebody would have the nominaive listing of the army numbers fior the 24th lancers ?

1° D.B. Polonaise du Général Maczek

ZP