Title
26th Indian Infantry Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The Badge of this unit was a yellow and black royal Bengal tiger stepping out of a blue triangle set on a black triangular background. The triangle was taken from the greek letter delta, for it was …
Title
28th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
This was the first Regiment of the Royal Artillery to receive the 'true' 25 pounder gun and when it changed to the 14th Regiment, it was the last Regiment to give the gun up. In July 1945 as part o …
Title
2nd British Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The Badge of this unit was two white keys crossed on a black square background. It was chosen by the then General Officer Commanding Maj Gen Henry Charles Lloyd MC (later General Sir henry Charles L …
Title
33rd Indian Corps
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The first Badge of the 33rd indian corps was a black silhouette of the head of the Duke of Wellington on a green background within a red circle. The badge was chosen by the then Corps Commander Lie …
Title
34 Corps
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The Badge of this unit was leaping panther in black on a circular background divided into the corps colours of two red & central white band. Although this was the officially approved badge for the C …
Title
36th British Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The original badge of this unit was the geometric design of a ""trident"", for the Navy, ""sword"" for the Army, and ""wings"" for the Air Force, this badge was chosen because they were part of an am …
Title
44th Indian Airborne Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
Previously the 50th (Indian) Parachute Brigade The same Badge was used by this unit as that of the British Airborne Division, the well known Pegasus with the addition of the word India in blue unde …
Title
4th Corps
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The badge of this unit was a black elephant on a red background. Formed at Alesford in Hampshire in February 1940, by the then GOC Sir Glaude Auchinlect, who choose the badge of his old regiment (1 …
Title
4th Indian Armoured Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
4th Indian Armoured Division The Badge of this unit was a charging buffalo in black with red horns, hooves and eyes on a white background within a black circular border. The Badge contained an …
Title
5th Indian Infantry Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The Badge of this unit was a red ball on a black background, it has been said that it was derived from the fact that the red ball was painted on hurriedly to comply with the order that the formation …