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Dear DavidS, I wrote what was written on the medal. Do you know why the two " ' ' " are missing? Yours sincerely, No one

Dear slava1stclass, I just got your book. I'll read it this week-end. Yours sincerely, No one

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Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the Divisional Artillery of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division (Artillerie Divisionnaire de la 3e Division d'Infanterie Coloniale - A.D. / 3e D.I.C.), non homologué: The Vaïcos are a river, in Vietnamese Sông Vàm Cỏ, and two shallow tributaries, the Vàm Cỏ Tây (west) and Vàm Cỏ Đông (east) south of Saigon. 3e division d'infanterie coloniale — Wikipédia (google translation of the Indochina period) : "Indochina War Training: The division was formed on 16 August 1945 from the 1st Colonial Division of the Far East (1st DCEO, which was itself reinforced by elements of the 2nd Colonial Division of the Far East, which was disbanded in mid-June). The 3rd DIC only kept the European soldiers of the 1st DCEO. Movement in Cochinchina and South Annam (1945). The division landed in Saigon in January-February 1946 and began operating against the Viet Minh in Cochinchina, relieving the 9th Colonial Infantry Division. The 3rd DIC is responsible for guarding the part of Vietnam located south of the 16th parallel, with the support of the 1st Far East Brigade and two Foreign Legion regiments (3rd REI and 13th DBLE). The division was weakened by the detachment of elements to Cambodia, Laos and Tonkin. Composition: Infantry: 22nd Colonial Infantry Regiment 43rd Colonial Infantry Regiment Foreign Legion Marching Regiment (renamed 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment in early 1946) Annamite Company of the 3rd DIC (formed in 1946 in Mỹ Tho) Artillery: 4th Colonial Artillery Regiment 10th Colonial Artillery Regiment Dissolution: It took place on 12 September 1946, the division taking the name of the General Staff of the French Troops in South Indochina2,14, its regiments becoming autonomous." Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 41st Colonial Artillery Regiment (41e Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale - 41e R.A.C.), homologué H 384 in 1948 Drago-Paris-Nice 43, rue Olivier Metra Déposé: 41e régiment d'artillerie de marine — Wikipédia C041 Historique du 41ème Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (google translation of the Indochina period) : " III - INDOCHINA (1945-1956) The 41st RAC was reconstituted in Madagascar on 1 October 1945 with elements of the 14th RAC BOURBON-MADAGASCAR. Assigned to the Mixed Brigade of the Far East, it consisted of a General Staff and three groups under the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel VAYSSIERES. From December 1945 the Regiment moved towards INDOCHINA. It was reinforced on the spot by European and Cambodian non-commissioned officers or troops. The Regiment had disparate equipment and insufficient quantities to equip the three groups (155 Guns, 25 Pounders,...). Marching units were formed, supported by artillery units often reduced to one or two sections. The Regiment grew in strength during the years 1946/1947 and participated, through its fires, in numerous operations. On December 5, 1947, the 3rd group was mentioned in the order of the Division. On 31 January 1948, the Regimental Staff was disbanded and the 41st RAC was reduced to an autonomous group which was established on the coast in the ANAM centre. Its positional artillery constantly intervened for the benefit of the posts and the mobile batteries participated in all the operations in the sectors of TOURANE, HUE and DONG HOI. In 1951, the 4th group was created in TONKIN. The Regiment took the name of the Autonomous Group of the 41st RAC. This group was mentioned in the order of the Army Corps in March 1952 and disbanded shortly afterwards. After its dissolution, the autonomous group became the 2nd artillery group of the Anam Centre before giving birth to the II/69th RAA. The 1st Group was transformed into the 5th Vietnamese Artillery Group. On June 1, 1952, the General Staff was reconstituted and the Regiment regrouped in North Vietnam to form the artillery of the 3rd Tonkin Marching Division. It includes: the 2nd group equipped with 105 HM2s, the 3rd group in 155 HM1, the 4th group with a heterogeneous armament (40m/m, 75, 105 HM1, 105 HM2, 155 Gun). The numerous interventions carried out in the TONKIN delta earned the 2nd and 3rd groups a Citation in the Order of the Army Corps awarding the TOE War Cross with vermeil star - (24 May 1955 - Under the signature of the Minister of National Defence and the Armed Forces). The inscription INDOCHINE 1945-1954 is carried on the standard. The Ceasefire came into effect on July 27, 1954. The Regimental Staff moved to Bien HOA on January 1, 1955. The 2nd group moved on HANOI. It was soon designated for NORTH AFRICA and was disbanded on 5 October 1955 at the El Hajeb Camp (Morocco). Many officers and enlisted men were transferred to the 63rd and 64th RAA. The 3rd group, after having withdrawn from TONKIN to SAIGON, was disbanded on the spot on February 28, 1955. The 4th group was disbanded at the GOUAP camp (COCHINCHINA). The 1st group was disbanded in 1956 in ORAN. The 5th Group is created as a general reserve unit. He was entrusted with the custody of the standard. Repatriated to mainland France, it was disbanded on its arrival in MARSEILLE on 4 April 1956. The 41st Colonial Artillery Regiment was disbanded on 16 September 1956." 41e régiment d'artillerie coloniale (41e RAC) - Nos ancêtres dans la Grande Guerre - Geneanet Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The third patch is the patch of the Military Police (not the school): Quân cảnh Việt Nam Cộng hòa – Wikipedia tiếng Việt "The Military Police (1959–1975) was a Military Branch of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam. This army was established to enforce military law and maintain military discipline in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam. The Military Police is a transformation of the Military Police branch formed from the time of the French Union Army to the period of the National Army. It was officially established in 1959 under the First Republic of the Government of President Ngo Dinh Diem." Huy Hiệu Binh Chủng Quân Cảnh QLVNCH | GĐMĐVNHTĐ Nam Ròm: Hình ảnh xưa : Binh Chủng Quân Cảnh VNCH Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The second patch: No documentation! Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The first patch: File:Flag of Republic of Vietnam National Police Academy.png - Wikimedia Commons Phù Hiệu Học Viện Cảnh Sát Quốc Gia Việt Nam Cộng Hoà | By CẢNH SÁT QUỐC GIA VNCH_Republic of Vietnam National Police | Facebook Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The last one, it's a Chinese one, "Bureau of Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs" (July 1912~February 1, 1929) : - picture public domain: It has a long history, starting back in 1636 and continuing today. Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission - Wikipedia Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, It's more likely that it is a " Tax Inspector Identification Badge": Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Not seen often General der Infanterie Maximilian von Montgelas (1860 - 1938) - Ordensset 2. Klasse, 3. Grad des There are two more orders " 1st Class set of the Royal Bavarian Order of Military Merit with Swords General der Infanterie Maximilian von Montgelas (1860 - 1938)" and " 2nd Class Royal Bavarian Order of Military Merit with Star and Swords General der Infanterie Maximilian von Montgelas (1860 - 1938)". General der Infanterie Maximilian von Montgelas (1860 - 1938) - Kgl. Bayr. Militärverdienstorden General der Infanterie Maximilian von Montgelas (1860 - 1938) - Kgl. Bayr. Militärverdienstorden Max Montgelas - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

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Dear Gentlemen, "Diligence & Loyalty"

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the "Plain Yellow Banner": Plain Yellow Banner - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, One word is missing from ths obverse, I can't find it: Both Manchu script and Mongolian script have a striking resemblance. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 10th Colonial Artillery Regiment (10e Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale - 10e R.A.C.), homologué H 385 in 1948, Drago Paris: 10e régiment d'artillerie coloniale — Wikipédia On March 3 1946, he joined Indochina, his 3rd group took part in the battle of Dien-Bien-Phu. (III/10 RAC), Major of Battalion Alliou, with 12 howitzers of 105 mm M2A1, where he was completely annihilated. He was mentioned for the first time on 4 March 1948 in the Order of the Army with the award of the Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieur with palm. In Algeria : ImagesDéfense - Des soldats au foyer du 10e régiment d'artillerie coloniale (RAC). Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 4th Colonial Artillery Regiment (4e Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale - 4e R.A.C.), homologué H 383 in 1948, Drago-Paris-Nice 43, rue Olivier Metra Déposé: 4e régiment d'artillerie coloniale — Wikipédia Presentation to the standard of the 4th RAC (Colonial Artillery Regiment) in the presence of General Cogny, commander of the FTVN (North Vietnamese Land Forces) : ImagesDéfense - Présentation à l'étendard du 4e RAC (régiment d'artillerie coloniale) en présence du général Cogny, commandant des FTVN (forces terrestres du Nord-Vietnam) 4e régiment d'artillerie coloniale (4e RAC) - Nos ancêtres dans la Grande Guerre - Geneanet Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Here is the "Commemoration of the Second Mongolian Congress Medal 1937": As for the Xing'an Province see: Xing'an Province - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 43rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (43e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale - 43e R.I.C.), homologué H 382 12/04/1948 and not H 287 which corresponds to the 49th Infantry Regiment, manufacturer's error, Drago Paris: 43e régiment d'infanterie de marine — Wikipédia In 1945, when it was recreated from the 18th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment (18e RTS), it took the same insignia and added a palm won during the Battle of France of 1939-1940 (8 palms). From 1946, he won another palm in Indochina. From 1947 to 1953, he participated in the pacification of the south and won the Croix de Guerre TOE (1 palm) which he would have featured on the ribbon of his Croix de Guerre (9 palms). He was decorated with the Legion of Honour on July 5 1919, the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with 7 palms, the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 (1 palm), the Croix de Guerre TOE (1 palm), which he will feature on the ribbon of his Croix de Guerre (9 palms). He wears the fourragère in the colour of the ribbon of the Legion of Honour with olives in the colours of the ribbon of the Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 and the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 22nd Colonial Infantry Regiment (22e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale - 22e R.I.C.), homologué H 186 in 1947, Drago Paris: 22e régiment d'infanterie de marine — Wikipédia Campagne d'Indochine: The D-Day landings and the first battles: The 22nd RIC landed in Saigon on February 12, 1946. He was immediately engaged in eastern Cochichina where, through a series of vigorous actions, he drove the Việt Minh out of the regions of Thu Duc and Bien-Hoa. Until the armistice of July 1954, the regiment and, after its dissolution in December 1948, its three battalions, which had become autonomous, guarded the Bien-Hoa sector and continued its pacification at the cost of bloody sacrifices, in daily battles against the rebel bands. From its landing until February 1949, the regiment lost more than 700 killed in the accomplishment of this task, including 22 officers and 75 non-commissioned officers. Faithful to the traditions of the colonial troops, the cadres of the 22nd RIC, showing great human and political sense, carried out a brilliant and lasting work of pacification. The 22nd RIC was also a great builder, relentlessly marking the advance of pacification by the construction of solid posts; the rehabilitation of roads, the construction of bridges, the sanitation of localities, the repair of damage caused by the rebels. Two citations in the order of the Army rewarded his brilliant services in 1948 and 1950 and the fourragère in the colours of the Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieur now adorns his flag. On December 1, 1948, the 22nd RIC was disbanded, the three Battalions that made it up formed and kept their numbers. On November 1, 1952, the 1st Battalion gave birth to the 64th Battalion of the Vietnamese Army and the 2nd Battalion to the 65th Battalion of the Vietnamese Army. On January 1, 1953, the 3rd Battalion of the 22nd RIC, then under the orders of Major Leclerc, took the name of the 22nd RIC marching battalion. Disbandment on October 1, of the marching battalion. On that day, after almost nine years of uninterrupted fighting in an area where a few years later the American troops were to experience the worst difficulties; the glorious marching battalion of the 22nd RIC was transformed into the 2nd battalion of the 19th RMIC. The day before, with sadness but also legitimate pride, the marching battalion was disbanded. On October 1, 1954, the 22nd RIC was again reformed in Saigon with the 26th and 27th and the 32nd marching battalions of Senegalese Tirailleurs, the corps was stationed in the Baria region. On March 1 1955, it was completed by a Battalion of the 3/24th RTS which became the 3/22nd RIC stationed in North Vietnam, joined Saigon on April 28 1955 and settled in Long Hiep. After several names and then a change of name, the regiment left Indochina on March 4, 1956. With their souls filled with sadness, the corps' porpoises then saw the shores of Cochinchina, the region where the regiment had been stationed for more than ten years. At the beginning of 1956, the 22nd RIC left Indochina directly for Algeria where it joined the 12th Infantry Division of Tlemcen belonging to the Oran Army Corps. He was given responsibility for the Marnia sector, on the Algerian-Moroccan border. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment (21e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale - 21e R.I.C.), non homologué (the homologation H 277 is a mistake*) Drago-Paris-Nice 43, rue Olivier Metra Déposé: * A few insignias made by Drago have a wrong or mistaken "homologation". 21st Marine Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia After the Liberation of France and the German campaign, its battalions served in French Indochina. He landed in Saigon at the end of 1945 with the 9th DIC and operated in Cochinchina and then in Tonkin8. Soldiers of the unit were among the victims of the Bac Ninh incident on August 3, 1946, an ambush by the Viet Minh, then officially neutral vis-à-vis the French forces. On October 31, 1949, the regiment was disbanded and its three battalions became autonomous2. In April-May 1950, the III/21st RIC took part in Operation Pablaing targeting Viet Minh bases in the Đông Triều massif. October 1, 1952, the 1st Battalion became the 62nd Vietnamese Battalion and the 2nd Battalion became the 63rd Vietnamese Battalion. The 3rd Battalion was renamed BM/21e RIC (marching battalion) on 1 January 19532. It was recreated in October 1954 from the three African marching battalions of the CEFEO (1st & 3rd battalions formed on 1 October by renaming BM1 and BM3/AOF and 2nd battalion formed on 1 November by renaming BM 2/ACF). Disbanded again on 22 March 1955, it was recreated on 16 May 1955 as the 21st RIC from the 110th RIC. On 1 December 1958, it became the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment in West Germany (French Forces in Germany). After the Indochina campaigns from September 1945 to July 1954. In turn in Lower Cochinchina, in Annam and in Tonkin thanks to two commendations, he earned the fourragère in the colors of the ribbon of the Croix de Guerre of the foreign theaters of operations. 21e régiment d'infanterie coloniale (21e RIC) - Nos ancêtres dans la Grande Guerre - Geneanet Drapeau du 2e bataillon du 21e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale (RIC), ANONYME FRANCAIS 20ème siècle - Portail officiel des Musées de Reims Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 6th Colonial Infantry Regiment (6e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale - 6e R.I.C.), A. Augis-Lyon 28 Mee St Barthelemy: 6e régiment d'infanterie coloniale — Wikipédia From 15 October to 14 November 1945, the 6th RIC was transported to Indochina. He relieved the 21st RIC in Hanoi and participated in the fighting until 1955. It was disbanded on 2 October 1955, on his return to France. Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, The insignia of the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment (2e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale - 2e R.I.C.), Drago Paris: The insignia of the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment / 1st Marching Battalion (2e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale / 1er bataillon de marche - 2nd R.I.C./1er B.M.), Drago-Paris-Nice 25, rue Beranger Déposé: 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Yours sincerely, No one

Dear Gentlemen, Following this topic: 1re armée (France, 1944-1945) — Wikipédia The 1st French Army is the name given to the military units placed under the orders of General de Lattre de Tassigny and assigned to the liberation of French territory. It was first known as the 2nd Army (26 December 1943) and then Army B from 23 January 1944. It was not until September 1944 that it was officially called the 1st French Army. It was nicknamed the Rhine and Danube because of its victories on the Rhine and Danube between 31 March and 26 April 1945. It is the main component of the French Liberation Army. Here is the insignia of the 1st Army (1re Armée - France, 1944-1945) Drago-Paris-Nice 25, rue Beranger .IIIe Déposé: and the patch: Yours sincerely, No one

Dear TracA, Thank you.I could manage to get also the medals and papers of some of my other relatives. Here is the miniature of the insignia of the RACM, this one I bought a few years ago Drago-Paris: Yours sincerely, No one