United Kingdom. A Pair of Second War Airborne ‘Pegasus’ Patches Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Catharines Regiment

Catharines Regiment

Footnote: A total of 763 of this Order of the Zähringer Lion Grand Cross were awarded between1815 and 1918

With the latter he was promoted to Colonel in 1940 and participated in the attack on Russia in 1941

measuring 40 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

United Kingdom. A Pair of Second War Airborne ‘Pegasus’ Patches Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Catharines RegimentA Second War British Army Airborne forces Pegasus divisional formation, featuring the ancient Greek hero Bellephon riding a mythical winged horse Pegasus in blue embroidery on a maroon wool patch, reinforced reverse, measures 74 mm (w) x 74 mm (h), small areas of mothing and light discolouration, threads loose along the edges, likely of late war production, very fine.