Igor Ostapenko Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 & unknow for me para basic badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I did not think those were awarded for Korea? Do you have a document for the award? Best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 At a guess I would say some kind of para wing for Morocco? dont know the variation though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 :cheers: Médaille Française des Opérations en Corée & Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures BUT BADGE ? (sorry for bad picture ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hi, my error, they were awarded for korea, although they are not awarded for all actions overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Ostapenko Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 At a guess I would say some kind of para wing for Morocco? dont know the variation though... Mauritanian ? https://www.militaria-agent.com/catalog/MAURITANIA_MILITARY_PARATROOPER_BADGE_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Well spotted... I was going to increase my guess to Algerian prototype, but you nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Hendey Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) Igor Do you have the name of the man to whom the medals were awarded? The book "Honors, Medals and Awards of the Korean War 1950 - 1953" by Kevin R Ingraham gives a good summary of the medals awarded to the French Battalion in Korea. He wrote that the battalion had "an enviable combat record". 3 763 men served of which 280 were killed, 1 008 wounded, 12 were POW's and 7 were missing. The unit won many awards and medals, including 2 898 Croix de Guerre des T O E. Ingraham goes on to record that the "'Battalion Coree', consisting mostly of Korea veterans, was wiped out by the Viet-Minh in one of the final, tragic battles of the First Indochina War". The medals of any one of these gallant men must be highly prized. Shown below is a made-up French Korean War group in my collection. It lacks the "Croix du Combattant Volontaire" with "Coree" bar. Edited January 9, 2010 by Brett Hendey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now