Laurence Strong Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I am wondering how this worked out. The man was a Polish mechanic serving with - apparently - 164 Sqn which were Argentinian volunteers. Did this happen? Were people seconded out like that? All help appreciated. Cheers Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Nobody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 If the above photo is of the period then it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Thank you Paul. How prevalent would that have been? Cheers Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) Another forum** just posted some photos of 'Brazilian Poles' who volunteered to serve, apparently, with the Free Polish forces. The poster mentions that his mother was an Argentinian Jew, of Polish and Bielorussian descent. It may be that the Polish mechanic was likewise from somewhere other than Poland, that he spoke Spanish or simply that somebody decided to lump all the foreigners into one unit! Not uncommon, however, to see such oddities. The other Forum also contains, today, photos of a tunic badged Somerset L.I. but with the national flash 'New Zealand' on each sleeve as well, though no details on how that came to be. ** [Wehrmacht Awards, British and Commonwealth sub-forum] Edited November 24, 2016 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hello : take a look to Air force bages and insignia of WW2 . Guido Rossignoli . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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