cWW2 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Printed Cloth Shoulder Title Badge

Rare cWWII, English made 1st Canadian Para Bn, Calico printed cloth shoulder title in unused condition. These were issued to the Bn in early May 1944. VGC.


The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe, landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine, Operation Varsity, in March 1945. After the end of hostilities in Europe, the battalion was returned to Canada where it was disbanded on 30 September 1945.

Code: 1817