Auction: 5012 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 6
A group of French Foreign Legion Badges An early badge of the Regiment de March of the Légion Etrangère in the Far East, pre-1930; a shield of the 1st Demi-Brigade, Kosovo; a triangular device of the 1st Cavalry Regiment, Italy c 1944-45; a plaque (unfortunately inverted) of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1946-56; a headdress badge of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment, Algeria c. 1960; a Crab device of the 1st Cavalry Regiment (formed from Russian political exiles) serving in Indo-China; a pendant-style badge of the 1st Compagnie Disciplinaire 1955-62; a red/gold badge of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (formed 1930, served in all Far Eastern operations until 1955); and a spearhead badge of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Kolwezi, May 1978 (9) See illustration Estimate £ 250-350
Sold for
£220