Regarding information on British and Nazi military patches, I would
recommend starting with the following three books by Brian Davis and
Howard Cole. If you can't find your insignia in these books, I've
included a list of others books that are also good reference material.
Both Mollo and Rosignoli publish whole series of books on uniforms and
insignia, but I've only listed one each for these gentlemen. All of
these books are available through inter-library loan. All the books
listed below are in the library at the Canadian War Museum, but I'm sure
other institutions hold copies as well. Just give the info to your
librarian and they will find the nearest copies.
I have used all of these books myself and find them to be very useful
because of the illustrations!
AUTHOR Davis, Brian Leigh.
TITLE British army cloth insignia, 1940 to the present : an
illustrated reference guide for collectors
PUBLISHER/DATE London : Arms and Armour, 1985.
DESCRIPTION [172] p. : ill.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography: p. 17.
ISBN 0853687099
AUTHOR Cole, Howard N.
TITLE Formation badges of World War 2 : Britain, Commonwealth and
Empire
PUBLISHER/DATE London : Arms and Armour Press, 1973.
DESCRIPTION 192 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
NOTES First-3d editions published under title: Heraldry in
war; formation badges, 1939-1945. Includes index.
ISBN 0853680787
AUTHOR Davis, Brian Leigh.
TITLE Badges and insignia of the Third Reich, 1933-1945
PUBLISHER/DATE Poole : Blandford Press, 1983.
DESCRIPTION 208 p., [126] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN 0713711302
AUTHOR Mollo, Andrew.
TITLE Armed forces of World War II : uniforms, insignia and
organisation
PUBLISHER/DATE London : Black Cat, 1987
DESCRIPTION 312 p. : ill. (some col.).
ADDED AUTHOR(S) McGregor, Malcolm., Turner, Pierre
ISBN 0748100210
AUTHOR Rosignoli, Guido
TITLE Army badges and insignia of World War 2
PUBLISHER/DATE London : Blandford Press, 1972-1975.
DESCRIPTION 2 v. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
CONTENTS [1] Great Britain, Poland, Belgium, Italy, U.S.S.R.,
U.S.A.,
Germany -- Book 2. British Commonwealth, Canada, South Africa, British
African territories, India, British overseas territories, Finland,
France, Japan, Netherlands,
Yugoslavia, China, Denmark, Czechoslovakia.
ISBN 0713705760
TITLE Badges and insignia of the British armed services
PUBLISHER/DATE London : A. and C. Black, 1974.
DESCRIPTION xi, 367 p., [24] p. of plates, [6] leaves of plates :
ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographies and indexes.
CONTENTS May, W. E. The Royal Navy -- Carman, W. Y. The Army
--
Tanner, J. The flying services.
ADDED AUTHOR(S) Carman, W. Y., Tanner, John, 1927-
ISBN 0713613440
AUTHOR Wilkinson, Frederick, 1922-
TITLE Badges of the British Army, 1820-1960 : an illustrated
reference guide for collectors
PUBLISHER/DATE London : Arms & Armour Press, 1969.
DESCRIPTION [59] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography: p. [59]
ISBN 0853680167
AUTHOR Windrow, Martin.
TITLE World War 2 combat uniforms & insignia
PUBLISHER/DATE Cambridge : Stephens, 1977.
DESCRIPTION 104 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography: p. 104.
ADDED TITLE(S) World War 2 combat uniforms and insignia.
ISBN 0850592925
Happy identification!
Carol Reid
Collections Manager, Archives
Canadian War Museum
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Ottawa, ON, Canada,
K1R 1C2
www.warmuseum.ca
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