Canada. A Parachute Corps Cap Badge, C.1941 Newly Listed People's Republic items: 1st Class

People's Republic items: 1st Class Platoon Commander Badge

wounding him in the jaw"

measuring 71 mm x 71

Czech Republic/Slovak Republic: Glider Pilot Badge c

Gilded bronze fittings are secured to the tip

Canada. A Parachute Corps Cap Badge, C.1941 Newly Listed People's Republic items: 1st ClassIn brown plastic (cellulose acetate), measuring 39 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), both lugs intact, surface wear, contact marks, adhesive residue evident on reverse, extremely scarce, fine. Footnote: Cap badges were usually made of white metal, brass, copper or bi metal. Most commonly brass and white metal were used. With the shortage of ferrous metal towards the end of 1940, an alternative material was needed for the manufacture of cap badges. Rolled brass and