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Originally Posted by Roddy1011
Many thanks for posting the Carrier pic and the links - they are good pics. Numbers now added to the listing !
Ref your pic, the name I think probably refers to the officer saluting in the carrier. He is likely to be the Commanding Officer (Lt Col)...so if you might be able to match his name to the unit. I'll give it a go.
Many thanks again,
Roddy
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You are right with that Roddy. The officer saluting is a Podpulkownik (pplk) equivalent to Lt. Col. (2 bars, 2 stars on the epelette)
They are wearing fibre rim parachutists helmets with paras kite insignia on their collar tabs. The tall man in the back seems to be wearing the early parachutists sleeveless oversmock too. This predates the issuing of the Denison smock. As there was only one Polish para unit this identifies them as part of 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade.
Whether the carrier belongs to them or they just hitched a lift I don't know.
17-05-08, 10:18
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