Belgian-made interpreter sleeve badge 1944 - 1945. The badge is uniform removed. Used but still in good condition. As with all my artefacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described. Money-back guarantee. For shipping: please ask for the available options, such as "send insured"...
to get a correct shipping price.
Created by decree of the Prince-Regent on November 28 1944 at Tervuren, Belgium. After a short training period the interpreters were assigned to the 21st Army Corps and the 12th US Army Corps. The first interpreters assumed active duty in January 1945. The Corps contained 400 interpreters from which 50 were assimilated as officer, the rest as NCO. The Formation Badge was created by the Commanding Officer de Selliers de Moranville. A yellow flame on a black shield with red border. The flame was the symbol of the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles what resulted in the gift of speech for all of them. This is the reason why the flame was choosen as the symbol of the interpreters. The Formation Badge was worn on the left arm. info: https://www.be4046.eu/index1.htm
