Canada, Commonwealth. A 1st Canadian Parachute Corps Bakelite Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion

The 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Parachute Brigade

the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching an Iron Cross

Knight - Type I: Multi-piece construction

unmarked stamped reverse however exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Juncker

303 Battersea Park Road

Canada, Commonwealth. A 1st Canadian Parachute Corps Bakelite Cap Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The 5th (Scottish) Parachute BattalionIn bakelite, a cap badge with two lugs on the reverse and backed by removable red felt patch, measures 39. 6 mm (w) x 38. 8 mm (h), highly detailed and scarce, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: Formed in 1942 during the Second World War, the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was Canadas first airborne infantry unit, created to provide strategic and tactical airborne capability within the Allied forces. The battalion trained extensively in the