WO2 Britse Printed Polar Bears 49th West Riding Division Formation badges topkwaliteit - replica
Article number: 7053408. G1Dit is een paar WO2 Britse Polar Bears patch. Ze zijn ongebruikt en moeten nog worden los geknipt.
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Formation badges, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, 1943 (c)
A pair of printed cotton formation badges joined together, with a white polar bear standing on an iceberg with its head raised in a roar, upon a black rectangular ground.
The West Riding Division was formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. Redesignated the 49th (West Riding) Division in 1915, the unit served on the Western Front throughout World War One (1914-1918). Disbanded after the War the division was reconstituted in 1920, as part of the new Territorial Army.
With the outbreak of World War Two (1939-1945) two brigades from the division took part in the ill-fated campaign in Norway. With only two infantry brigades, the 49th were subsequently despatched to Iceland where it remained until 1942. It was this deployment that led to the adoption of the polar bear as the unit insignia. The lowered head of the bear was deemed too passive and it was raised to its current roaring position in 1943. The 49th played a significant role in the campaign in Normandy in 1944 and subsequent operations in the Netherlands.
