Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Second World War S.A.S. cloth unit insignia worn by a a member of the French 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment, comprising two ‘3rd. S.A.S.’ shoulder titles; two ‘Airborne’ shoulder flashes; and two British ‘Pegasus’ arm patches, all sewn onto Kharki cloth, good condition (6) £300-£400

The 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment (3e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) was a Free French unit in the Second World War that was incorporated into the British Army and was designated as the 3rd S.A.S. Regiment. Officially constituted on 6 June 1943, the Regiment wore British uniforms, with the S.A.S insignia on their berets, and either the parachute brevet of the Free French Forces or the operational wings of the S.A.S. The unit was disbanded upon the cessation of hostilities- as a result all insignia of the 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment/ 3rd S.A.S. Regiment was only manufactured and issued in a narrow two-year period.

See also the following lot for an example of an operational S.A.S. Wings as worn by a member of the Regiment who had participated in operational service.

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