Re: Afwijkend baretembleem leeuw Engelse aanmaak
Kreeg een reactie op wehrmacht awards die de boel wel wat verduidelijkt,
Capbadge of the Belgian 2nd brigade "yser" (1945-1946)
It's a part of a British capbadge
Quote from
http://www.be4046.eu/index1.htm (infantry in Northern Ireland)
When the first elements of the Brigade arrived in Northern Ireland
a shortage of Belgian rampant lions for the beret occured.
A British headgear bdage was found, the lower part was cut off, and the remaining lion
was worn as the "Belgian Lion" on the beret.
Once the normal lions arrived and were distributed, most of the men who had received
the British lion continued to wear it.
Wel een handige oplossing voor het oplossen van het tekort aan emblemen.