TheGoose Posted September 8, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 8, 2020 I know the division, but can anyone tell me if it is real or fake? I am almost certain that the blue Airborne tab is incorrect. What would Airborne division would the tab belong to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoose Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted September 8, 2020 The photos are taken at a slight angle to avoid the shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted September 8, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 8, 2020 Looks good to me, not sure that’s the correct sized tab though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted September 8, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 8, 2020 The tab is too narrow for this patch. Also, most 18th Abn Div patches are illustrated with a black and gold tab. The only WW 2 abn div w/ authorized blue and white tab is the 82nd, but your tab appears to be too narrow for the 82nd,. This narrower tab might be paired with any number of post airborne units that did not have separate (or unauthorized) patches during the war. Examples are the 2nd Abn Bde (usually blk and gold), the 511th AIR, 100th Abn Div, whatever the abn bde was for the 8th ID, and perhaps other patches which had airborne-Q personnel attached to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted September 8, 2020 Share #5 Posted September 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, tredhed2 said: The tab is too narrow for this patch. Also, most 18th Abn Div patches are illustrated with a black and gold tab. The only WW 2 abn div w/ authorized blue and white tab is the 82nd, but your tab appears to be too narrow for the 82nd,. This narrower tab might be paired with any number of post airborne units that did not have separate (or unauthorized) patches during the war. Examples are the 2nd Abn Bde (usually blk and gold), the 511th AIR, 100th Abn Div, whatever the abn bde was for the 8th ID, and perhaps other patches which had airborne-Q personnel attached to them. What about the 11th and XVIII both of those had blue tabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoose Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted September 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, tredhed2 said: The tab is too narrow for this patch. Also, most 18th Abn Div patches are illustrated with a black and gold tab. The only WW 2 abn div w/ authorized blue and white tab is the 82nd, but your tab appears to be too narrow for the 82nd,. This narrower tab might be paired with any number of post airborne units that did not have separate (or unauthorized) patches during the war. Examples are the 2nd Abn Bde (usually blk and gold), the 511th AIR, 100th Abn Div, whatever the abn bde was for the 8th ID, and perhaps other patches which had airborne-Q personnel attached to them. Is the patch itself original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted September 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 8, 2020 The patch is fine, just has the wrong tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tredhed2 Posted September 9, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 9, 2020 Brain fart. I'm old. Yes, the 11th Abn Div and XVIII Abn Corps wore blue and white abn tabs. The patch IS a period original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHR Posted June 23, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 23, 2021 GOOD MORNING GOOSE THE PATCH IN QUESTION 18TH A/B IS A WW2 ERA PATCH.( AND THE TAB IS INCORRECT) IN 1942-44 BEFORE D-DAY, A DECEPTION PLAN NAMED OPERATION FORTITUDE WAS BEGUN, THE OBJECT WAS TO DECIEVE THE GERMANS WHERE THE INVASION WOULD BE. THERE WERE 2 PLANS ONE BY THE BRITS AND ONE BY U.S., THE US COMPONENT USED GEN. PATTON AS COMMANDER OF FUSAG (FIRST U.S.ARMY GP.) 22 NOTONAL ARMY'S, CORPS, AND DIVISIONS WERE CREATED, LARGE GROUPS OF MEN WEARING A VERITY OF THESE PATCHES WERE TOLD TO BE SEEN ALL OVER ENGLAND, THEY WANTED THE GERMANS TO THINK THE ALLIES HAD MORE TROOPS THEN WE ACTUALLY DID. IN ADDITION FALSE RADIO TRAFIC , TROOP MOVEMENT , AND FALSE INVASIONS WERE EXECUTED. HOPE THIS INFO HELPS. AHR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoose Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted June 23, 2021 3 hours ago, AHR said: GOOD MORNING GOOSE THE PATCH IN QUESTION 18TH A/B IS A WW2 ERA PATCH.( AND THE TAB IS INCORRECT) IN 1942-44 BEFORE D-DAY, A DECEPTION PLAN NAMED OPERATION FORTITUDE WAS BEGUN, THE OBJECT WAS TO DECIEVE THE GERMANS WHERE THE INVASION WOULD BE. THERE WERE 2 PLANS ONE BY THE BRITS AND ONE BY U.S., THE US COMPONENT USED GEN. PATTON AS COMMANDER OF FUSAG (FIRST U.S.ARMY GP.) 22 NOTONAL ARMY'S, CORPS, AND DIVISIONS WERE CREATED, LARGE GROUPS OF MEN WEARING A VERITY OF THESE PATCHES WERE TOLD TO BE SEEN ALL OVER ENGLAND, THEY WANTED THE GERMANS TO THINK THE ALLIES HAD MORE TROOPS THEN WE ACTUALLY DID. IN ADDITION FALSE RADIO TRAFIC , TROOP MOVEMENT , AND FALSE INVASIONS WERE EXECUTED. HOPE THIS INFO HELPS. AHR Thanks! Is the tab WWII era? Would it be correct to pair it with an 82nd AB patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHR Posted June 23, 2021 Share #11 Posted June 23, 2021 THE TAB LOOKS OK TO ME, I HAVE MANY ON MY A/B DISPLAY IT SHOULD LOOK OK ABOVE A 82ND PATCH, DATE WISE FOR TAB I WOULD SAY IT 'S PROBLEY LATE 40'S TO EARLY 60'S AHR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHR Posted July 25, 2023 Share #12 Posted July 25, 2023 HELLO ALL HERE ARE THE A / B NAMED PATCHES FOR OPERATION FORTITUDE. I GOT MY PATCHES YEARS AGO FROM BILL WISS AUCTIONS ALL MY PATCHES HAVE BLK AND GOLD A/B TABS HOPE THIS HELPS AHR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted July 25, 2023 Share #13 Posted July 25, 2023 Did you staple your patches to the cards? It can mess up the patch and ultimately effect its value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHR Posted August 3, 2023 Share #14 Posted August 3, 2023 no i use double face tape AHR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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