Well Tony, I always took the story with a pinch of salt, and didn't know whether to post it at first, now I am glad I did. That makes it more interesting in my eyes. I have been sitting here looking...
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Well Tony, I always took the story with a pinch of salt, and didn't know whether to post it at first, now I am glad I did. That makes it more interesting in my eyes. I have been sitting here looking...
Thank you Mariusz.
Note. All the badges shown here came from my home town, where there is/was a large Polish community.
Pete
My last, other than standard army shoulder titles.
RAF
Regards,
Pete
I post this one just out of interest. It came with the squadron badge, it is made of lead, supposedly made in a POW camp.
Squadron badge. Anybody know which squadron? there are the initials R H scratched on the reverse.
Aviation.
Radio operator.
A few others.
"DSP" 2nd. Rifle Division 1940-45
Found it!
Reverse of SDP badge, as I suspected, no number, probably not the original nut.
Note that it is rusted shut and has what looks like kahki drill material trapped between the nut and the...
Thanks for the welcome all.
Tony, I have edited my posts, thanks.
I will try to find where I have put the SPR badge for a reverse pic., although it does have a nut on the reverse, I do not believe...
8. His certificate.
7. para badge (no combat jumps) propbably a jump trainer.
6. 2nd Corps Reserve Artillery Warrant Officers School.
5. Podholanian Rifle Battalion
4. 1st. Col. B. Moscicki's Krechowiecki Lancers
3. 25th.Wielkopolski Lancers
2. "5 KPD" 5th. Kresolsa Inf. Div. 1939-45?
My few to add to the thread. Not too sure if the regiments are the right names, and I believe I may have mixed up a few of the screw plates! (I hope not)
Regards,
Pete
1. 7th General K....