Deelibob Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 The attached uncut pair of Divisional shoulder titles were given to me many years ago by a WW2 Veteran who had served in the Recon Corps and 11th Hussars. Can anyone identify the Division they represent.ThanksPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Are any members able to help Peter on these signs ? I would have thought perhaps something to do with the Desert Rats ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Howard Cole's book Formation Badges of World War II (p. 123) shows this as the 4th Armoured Brigade. " A jerboa (desert rat) in black on a white square background. The Brigade served in the Middle East with the Eighth Army and in North-West Europe as part of 21st Army Group." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deelibob Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks Hugh and Mervyn.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf42 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) This badge was subsequently adopted by the 4th Armoured Brigade in BAOR and worn during Desert Storm in 1991 The Brigade currently operates as a Mechanized formation and apparently, in accordance with the fashion for rather heavy-handed branding and to keep the media happy, someone has come up with the rather unappealing monicker 'The Black Rats.' Well, 'Desert Rats' was taken. Edited September 18, 2013 by jf42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Undoubtedly at some point, one of the NCB response units, having read up on what's likely to survive a nuclear holocaust, and with an eye to a catchy new headline, will be christened "The Crimson Cockroaches". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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