cWW2 'Maroon Thread Backed' British Airborne Parachute Qualification Wing Cloth Patch Badge

WWII very nice early wartime Para Wing, rare, the so called 'maroon thread' wing. Removed from Denison Smock / Battle Dress. GC.

The Parachute Regiment was formed on 22 June 1940 during the Second World War and eventually raised 17 battalions. In Europe, these battalions formed part of the 1st Airborne Division, the 6th Airborne Division and the 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group. Another three battalions served with the British Indian Army in India and Burma. The regiment took part in six major parachute assault operations in North Africa, Italy, Greece, France, the Netherlands and Germany, often landing ahead of all other troops.

At the end of the Second World War, the regiment was reduced to three regular army battalions first assigned to the 16th Parachute Brigade and later the 5th Airborne Brigade.

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