dedehansen Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hello Gentlemen, from the estate of a german french foreign legionnaire a cloth badge which I couldn´t identify / research. Any help appreciated. front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 and back KR Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hello Andreas. I can be only of limited help here. These cloth insignia were introduced during the time of the North Africa conflict. They indicated higher echelon formations the different regiments belonged to. They were worn, I believe always on the right upper arm. This, the rooster I believe has a very French meaning ( fighting rooster?) but what it is escapes me. Bernhard H. Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thank´s Bernhard, I know that he was in the French Foreign Legion from 1948 until 1958. He was promoted Sergent 1.12.1955 and wounded in North Vietnam 26.10.1952 at Ban Fe Trosc ? KR Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernhard H.Holst Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) Thank´s Bernhard, I know that he was in the French Foreign Legion from 1948 until 1958. He was promoted Sergent 1.12.1955 and wounded in North Vietnam 26.10.1952 at Ban Fe Trosc ? KR Andreas Hello Andreas The location means nothing to me. It could be any of the more than 4000 villages in the Tonkin area alone and at anyone of which some engagement may have taken place. Bernhard H. Holst Edited July 11, 2014 by Bernhard H.Holst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) The patch is for the 12th Infantry Division (12e division d'infanterie) in Algeria from 1956 to 1962. Both the 3e REI and the 5e REI served in the division, so that fits with the badges and information in your other thread. 12e DI http://encyclopedie-afn.org/12eDI http://encyclopedie-afn.org/12eDI_-_COMPOSITION Edited July 11, 2014 by Dave Danner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Thank´s Bernhard, I know that he was in the French Foreign Legion from 1948 until 1958. He was promoted Sergent 1.12.1955 and wounded in North Vietnam 26.10.1952 at Ban Fe Trosc ? KR Andreas I'm not a Vietnamese linguist, but this name doesn't look Vietnamese to me except for the first word which reminds me of Ban Me Thuot, a city in Dak Lak province, which is in South Viet Nam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 The patch is for the 12th Infantry Division (12e division d'infanterie) in Algeria from 1956 to 1962. Both the 3e REI and the 5e REI served in the division, so that fits with the badges and information in your other thread. 12e DI http://encyclopedie-afn.org/12eDI http://encyclopedie-afn.org/12eDI_-_COMPOSITION Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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