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Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignia of the 16th Marine Infantry Battalion* in Djibouti: * 16e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine / 16e B.I.Ma. (01-12-1958~30-09-1961). - 16e B.I.Ma. homologation G 1724 Drago Paris : Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignia of the 6th Semi-Motorized Group of the French Coast of Somalis (French Somaliland) (6e Groupe Semi-Motorisé de la Côte Française des Somalis / 6e GSM CFS): - 6e GSM CFS homologation G 1961 Drago Paris : Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The 57th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (57th RIAOM) is a combined arms regiment of the French Army, stationed in Djibouti. It was formed in 1965 from the 6th semi-motorized group (6e GSM). The 57th RIAOM was disbanded on October 31, 1969 and was renamed the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (5e RIAOM) on November 1, 1969. - 57e RIAOM homologation G 2082 Drago Paris : Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The 5th RIAOM miscellaneous: Those insignias are intended to be glued onto a support. - paperweight: - stickers: - pennant: - champagne wine label: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The 5th RIAOM shoulder straps: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the CIDO / CAIDD / CECAD. I'm not sure how to translate some military terms so I'm going to post first in French, then in English. Any suggestions or corrections would be greatly appreciated. Création le 1er juillet 1998 sous l’impulsion du Colonel Clément Bollée du Centre d'Instruction au Désert du Ougoul (CIDO). En 1998 devient le Centre d'Aguerrissement et d'Instruction au Désert de Djibouti (CAIDD). En juillet 2011 le CAIDD fusionne avec le Centre d'Entraînement au Combat d'Arta Plage (CECAP) suite au départ de la 13e DBLE pour devenir le Centre d'Entraînement au Combat et d’Aguerrissement de Djibouti (CECAD). Creation on July 1, 1998 under the leadership of Colonel Clément Bollée of the Ougoul Desert Training Center (CIDO). In 1998 it became the Djibouti Desert Hardening and Instruction Center (CAIDD). In July 2011 the CAIDD merged with the Combat Training Center of Arta Beach (CECAP) following the departure of the 13th DBLE to become the Combat Training and Hardening Center of Djibouti (CECAD). - CIDO no insignia but a shoulder patch for the instructors and a logo: - CAIDD Desert Instructor type I artisanal manufacturing: - CAIDD Desert Instructor type II manufactured by Arthus-Bertrand on the original GNA matrix at the initiative of the commanding officer, edition of 100 copies: - CAIDD Desert Instructor shoulder patch: The "brevet": - brevet "Aguerrissement Zone Désertique" Le Ronceray 49 120 Bauge homologation GS 135 #5481: - brevet "Aguerrissement Zone Désertique" Le Ronceray 49 120 Bauge: - brevet "Aguerrissement Zone Désertique" Le Ronceray Diffusion 49 610 Juigne/Loire GS 135 : - brevet "Aguerrissement Zone Désertique" Arthus-Bertrand GS 135: - brevet "Aguerrissement Zone Désertique" Boussemart 2011 scorpion bronze / silver / gold (commercial): - the certificat: - CECAD "Training Arta Beach" Arthus-Bertrand: - CECAD Instructor shoulder patch: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignia of the “commando course” of the 5th RIAOM ("stage commando" du 5e RIAOM ) in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM “commando course” Arthus Bertrand Paris: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the Army Enlistment Volunteer (Engagé Volontaire de l'Armée de Terre / EVAT)* in Djibouti. * I'm uncertain about which word to use: 'Enlistment' or 'Enlisted', or the precise translation in English of 'Engagé Volontaire de l'Armée de Terre'. - 5e RIAOM EVAT type I （probably Pakistani artisanal manufacturing）: - 5e RIAOM EVAT type II Boussemart 2009 #073: - 5e RIAOM EVAT type II Boussemart 2009: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Here is Aliwal North / Aliwal-Noord: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, Thank you. I really appreciated your message. "There are also variations with the S marked on the ball instead of the ring and variations with the Y as convex instead of concave" Thank you, I didn't know that. I have another medal with a wrapper from Kabushiki gaisha Yamazaki shōten nō, but I'm not sure of the hallmark. It appears that the stamping was done improperly. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignia of the Maintenance Company of the 5th RIAOM (Compagnie de Maintenance du 5e RIAOM) in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM Maintenance Company Boussemart 2012 #198 : Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Mark McM, Yes, probably a restrike . Here for the history of this unit : INSIGNES LEGION - 4°Bat (google.com) Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignia of the Headquarters Company (Compagnie de Quartier Général / CQG) in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM CQG J. Balme Saumur: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, It's also called "Medal of Commitment" or "Medal of Determination". It's "advertised" as "War Against Terrorism (Terror) Medal". So the fist is perhaps to show determination or for crushing or smashing terrorism? Maybe Hashim.A.Khan could shade some light? Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Here are the "Tai Rei Kinensho of Shōwa" (Shōwa State Ceremony (Accession) Commemorative Medal) with hallmarks and wrappers. - -M- Zōhei Kyoku Sei: - -M- Zōhei Kyoku Sei (the colo(u)r of the box is different): - -N- Nihon Kunshō Seisaku Kabushikigaisha Nō: - -S- Kabushiki gaisha Shōbidō nō: - -Y- Kabushiki gaisha Yamazaki shōten nō: - BONUS -Y- Kabushiki gaisha Yamazaki shōten nō: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gordon Craig, You are welcome. It's a very interesting story. A few years back there was a documentary on this topic on NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the 6th Battery* of the 5th RIAOM in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM 6th Battery type I (homologation G 2636)* Drago Paris : * this insignia is the same as its predecessors with different inscriptions (homologation G2106): June 1, 1966: formation of the 6th Marine Artillery Group - (6e GAMa CFS Côte française des Somalis) January 1, 1970: renamed 6th Marine Artillery Regiment (6e RAMa TFAI Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) October 1, 1979: became the 6th Battery of the 5th RIAOM. - 5e RIAOM 6th Battery type II J.Balme Saumur: - 5e RIAOM 6th Battery type II Y.Delsart Sens 89100 pin's : - 5e RIAOM 6th Battery type I patch: - 6th Marine Artillery Regiment (TFAI) patch: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the 4th armored squadron (Escadron Blindé / EB) in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM 4th armored squadron* type I L.R. Paris: * AMX-13: AMX-13 - Wikipedia - 5e RIAOM 4th armored squadron* type II L.R. Paris: - 5e RIAOM 4th armored squadron** type III J.Balme Saumur: **Panhard ERC - Wikipedia - 5e RIAOM 4th armored squadron** type III patch: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the "Pakistan Diamond Jubilee Award 2022": New ‘Pakistan Diamond Jubilee Award 2022’ created (tribune.com.pk) Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The "Tamgha-e-Azm / Military Service Medal": Tamgha-e-Azm - Wikipedia / تمغہ عزم - آزاد دائرۃ المعارف، ویکیپیڈیا (wikipedia.org) Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the 3rd armored squadron in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM 3rd armored squadron type I L.R. Paris: - 5e RIAOM 3rd armored squadron type II (Escadron Sagaie*) J.Balme Saumur: *Panhard ERC - Wikipedia - 5e RIAOM 3rd armored squadron type III (Escadron Sagaie*) Y Delsart Sens 89100: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the 2nd Battery in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM 2nd Battery type I Drago Paris: - 5e RIAOM 2nd Battery type II Drago Paris: - 5e RIAOM 2nd Battery type III Delsart Paris: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Presentation of the insignias of the 1st Company based at Arta in Djibouti: - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type I L.R. Paris* #744 : *LR: maiden initials of the mother of the founder of the Company, born Léonie de Ruffieu - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type I Drago Paris: - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type II J.Balme Saumur: - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type II GLF*: *Insignes - Métallerie - Traditions - Produits - Créations GLF Créateur de (creationsglf.fr) - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type II pin's P-B(?): - 5e RIAOM 1st Company 3rd section pin's NGF(?): It's the head of a baboon (singe cynocéphale) very common there. - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type I desk medal (900x540) L.R. Paris #145: - 5e RIAOM 1st Company type I patch: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gordon Craig, Thank you. Zi-Ka-Wei's history is captivating, but certain stories are more captivating than ever, with spy novel-style storytelling. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gordon Craig, I just posted this article for you: Dear Bill Brouillard Jr. Thank you for the information.It's always a pleasure to receive some interesting remarks. But without it I'm not sure I could have found her. There are a lot of "Elizabeth A. Allen". There is also this link: Elizabeth A. Allen Collection | Library of Congress (loc.gov) Yours sincerely, No one Yours sincerely, No one