- Military Cap Badge Identification Help Needed
- Royal Defence Corps Cap Badge
- Cap Badge Parachute Regiment
- Lovat Scouts Imperial Yeomanry Cap Badge
- Cap Badge Infantry Glider Troops 1942 – 45
- V Force Cap Badge 1943 – 45
- Cap Badge Glider Pilot Regiment 1950 – 57
- R.E.M.E Cap Badge 1942 – 1947
- Artists Rifles Cap Badge
- Gloucestershire Regiment Cap Badge
- Women’s Auxillary Army Cap Badge 1917
- Cheshire Regiment Cap Badge 1922 – 1958
- Cap Badge King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Parachute Regiment Cap Badge
The military cap badge of the Parachute Regiment represents an elite fighting force of the British Army
On 22 June 1940 Winston Churchill called for the formation of an elite Corps of troops, the Parachute Regiment.
Churchill wanted a corps of at least 5,000 parachute troops and a Parachute Training School was established at Ringway Airport near Manchester.
Parachute Regiment Cap Badge
No 2 Commando was chosen for the first training in parachute duties
The Regiment wore the maroon beret and the nickname”red devils” was given by the enemy forces during fierce fighting in North Africa.
The Parachute Regiment was involved in many great battles during the war and won numerous awards for bravery.
If you would like to find out more about our Cap Badges collections and Military themed articles why not take a look at our Themes Page here
