France Narvik

[nesredep]

Hello!

Need help of Narvik Badge.Thanks for help. :cheers

All the best

Nesredep.

[nesredep]

Hello!

Back side of Badge.

All the best

Nesredep.

[Veteran]

Hello nesredep

This type of badge featuring an upright sword is often worn by members of one of the "promotions" (i.e.classes) of officers' or NCOs' training schools.

NARVIK refers, of course, to the Anglo-French attempt to help Norway in 1940. The viking drakkar would be for the Navy, the hunting-horn for the Chasseurs Alpins and the typical grenade for the Foreign Legion which formed together the brigade of infantry landed at Narvik. Although this was far from a victory, the epic of that campaign remains quite a reference in the mind of many Frenchmen.

Hope this helps

Best regards

Veteran

Edited December 19, 2009 by Veteran

[nesredep]

Hello nesredep

This type of badge featuring an upright sword is often worn by members of one of the "promotions" (i.e.classes) of officers' or NCOs' training schools.

NARVIK refers, of course, to the Anglo-French attempt to help Norway in 1940. The viking drakkar would be for the Navy, the hunting-horn for the Chasseurs Alpins and the typical grenade for the Foreign Legion which formed together the brigade of infantry landed at Narvik. Although this was far from a victory, the epic of that campaign remains quite a reference in the mind of many Frenchmen.

Hope this helps

Best regards

Veteran

Hello!

Yes, this helps thanks.

All the best

Morten.

[camerone54]

This is the badge of the Promotion d'Élèves Officiers de Réserve à Coëtquidan, class february - may 1978.

To be precise, your badge is a restrike from 1992.

Regards

Lars

Edited December 21, 2009 by camerone54