Pat Daniels Posted January 1, 2015 Share #26 Posted January 1, 2015 Here is my "Smoking Snake" SSI which is one of the nicest bullion examples I have ever seen. There are some really nice and rare insignia pictured in this posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share #27 Posted January 20, 2015 Great patch!! Thanks for sharing!! Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmax Posted December 5, 2015 Share #28 Posted December 5, 2015 My contribution ... Excellent shoulder arc and Italian made smoking cobra patch. The Brasil shield however is unfortunately a fake. Regards, ccmax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 30, 2015 Share #29 Posted December 30, 2015 I just picked these up in a small collection and just found out that the bottom two are Brazilian Air Force. In 1943, the Brazilian Air Force had 43 pilots. By the time they arrived to help the US 5th Army in Italy they were down to 25. Rare patches to say the least. Could US trainers wear the Brazilian patches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 30, 2015 Share #30 Posted December 30, 2015 please delete 12 AF photo please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manayunkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share #32 Posted December 30, 2015 Where are Ricardo's pictures ? Some cool patches BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted December 30, 2015 Share #33 Posted December 30, 2015 His image hosting died.....which is why the forum requires photos to be uploaded on their server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #34 Posted January 21, 2016 Hi! Sorry, all my pictures were lost when my blog was destroyed some time ago. Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #35 Posted January 21, 2016 Here are some again: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ocsfollowme Posted January 21, 2016 Share #37 Posted January 21, 2016 Are the air force patches that I posted rare? Possibly worn by US personel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #39 Posted January 21, 2016 Are the air force patches that I posted rare? Hi, In USA, yes. Here in Brazil occasionally appears. Beware that this type of patch was used after the war and have some variations. Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #40 Posted January 21, 2016 WW2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #42 Posted January 21, 2016 After war model: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #43 Posted January 21, 2016 WW2 metal model (made in Italy): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ricardo Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share #45 Posted January 21, 2016 Italian Front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted January 21, 2016 Share #46 Posted January 21, 2016 Ricardo thanks for adding the photos back. I personally love this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted January 21, 2016 Share #47 Posted January 21, 2016 Ricardo thanks for adding the photos back. I personally love this thread. I second what Bob said. Very cool stuff. I love that last photo with the captured Germans. Did the Brazilian boys bring home souvenirs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share #48 Posted January 23, 2016 Hi, The 148th German Infantry Division in September 1944, it fought in the Po River battles, surrendering to the Brazilian Expeditionary Division on April 28, 1945, after the Battle of Collecchio, near the city of Fornovo at Galano. On April 28, the 148th Infantry Division´s forces were concentrated near the Po river. Trying to stop the Germans crossing, the brazilian Lieutenant Pitaluga´s squadron, equipped with M8 Greyhound armored reconnaissance cars, opened fire against German troops who almost immediately blew the bridge behind them. Supported by a few Shermans of the 760th American tank battalion, Brazilian 3rd artillery howitzer groups with 105 mm and 155 mm guns, of the Brazilian 1st Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment (this regiment was commanded by Colonel Nelson de Mello), attacked under heavy German artillery and machinegun fire and set up a defensive line four miles from Fornovo, on the line GaianoSegaloraTalignano. Near 9 PM a furious German attack was launched against Segalora, trying to break the siege to get to the city of Parma, where other German forces were concentrating, having been repelled by 3rd company, also of the 6th Infantry Regiment. On April 29, the Germans made another try to break the siege. At this moment men of the 2nd Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment, (Major Oest), supported by American tanks, advanced to capture Felegara, which was already occupied by 3rd Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment and Pitaluga´s squadron. With Felegara surrounded, the siege was complete and the German forces retreated to Fornovo Di Taro´s downtown. Besieged, the Germans started negotiations to surrender all their forces to Brazilian command. These forces were from the 148th German Infantry Division, the remnants of an Italian Bersaglieri Division and the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division. On April 29, 1945, the 1st Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment command post were located at Fornovo-Ponte Dogna; also present was the four-star General Mascarenhas de Moraes, Commander-in-Chief of the Brazilian forces. Representatives of the German forces showed up to start surrender negotiations. Colonel Floriano de Lima Brayner, represented the Brazilian´s forces; at 1 PM, 13 ambulances with 400 wounded German officers and soldiers arrived. They were immediately removed to the Brazilian campaign hospital at Modena. An hour and half later, another eight ambulances arrived with more wounded men. The first fighting unit to surrender was the 36th Regiment of the 9th motorized division. The troops laid down their arms beside the Collechio-Fornovo-Berceto Road. There were infantry weapons(PACs) of several calibers, 75 and 150 mm mortars, many kinds of vehicles, a column of 105 mm artillery pieces, 88 mm guns mounted on halftracks, 80 in total. There was also much ammunition of all types. Over the next 20 hours, 14,779 men surrendered to Brazilian forces, almost all of them Germans. Also captured were 4,000 horses, 2,500 vehicles and 1,000 motor cycles. Italian general Mario Carloni and Lieutenant General Otto Fretter-Pico with all his staff capitulated. The 5th Army commander, General Mark Clark, said: " A magnificent end to a magnificent campaign!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share #49 Posted January 23, 2016 Many war souveniers back to Brazil.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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