Nick

As seen December 2003

Forlorn Hope Did soldiers who survived volunteering for the forlorn hope in breaching sieges get any kind of formal or regimental recognition i.e. a badge. I remember reading in one of the Bernard Cornwall novels that there was some kind of badge worn on the sleeve.

Did this really exist and if so what did it actually look like and are there any surviving examples left ?

I have been collecting the series of Willirich Postcards realting to the Fallschirmj?ger. Post any other interesting postcards here for all to see.

Here is Major Koch

Here is an interesting scarce picture of an Imperial German soldier (possibly railwayman?). He is wearing the ribbon of the non combatant (EK2) Iron Cross 2nd Class with the reversed colours.

Everyone should be placed on their local memorials and a full pardon from the Goverment that sent them in the first place.

I could'nt agree more !!

Can anyone give me an explanation as to why some RN Cap tallies have a full stop after the ships name and other do not.

For example.