SOUTH WEST AFRICA Parachutist Instructor qualification cloth obsolete Owens 830

Description

A mint condition example of an original South West Africa Parachute Instructor qualification insignia in cloth.
There are several slight variants of these insignia.
As
South West Africa
no longer exists as a country, these insignia are now obsolete.
SWA was a German protectorate until WW-I when it was occupied by South African forces.
The League of Nations granted
South Africa
a mandate over the territory in 1920 and RSA ruled until 1989 but was self-ruled from 1977.
In 1989 the territory was redesignated as
Namibia
.
While under South Africa mandate, the SWA military included a parachute battalion and a commando battalion.
This is badge is ident No. 24 in Evert’s “
Parachute Wings and Special Forces Insignia of Southern Africa, 1995
” and No. C-830 in Colin Owen’s “
The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa
” and No. 3643 in Andrew Dinnes "
Border War Badges - A Guide to South African Military & Police Badges 1964-1994
"..
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Pratrooper Parachutiste
Fallschirmjäger
αλεξιπτωτιστής
výsadkář para
落下傘降下兵
낙하산병
pára-quedista
десантник
paracaidista
Parachutist
伞
兵
Fallschirmspringer
parašutista
paracadutista
落下傘兵
낙하산병
spadochroniarz
парашютист
Airborne Aéroporté
空降
in de lucht
luftgetragenen
αερομεταφερόμενων
ve vzduchu
aerotrasportato
空中
공기로
운반되는
w powietrzu
бортовой
aerotransportado
бортовий
Special Forces
forces spéciales
特种部
队
ειδικές δυνάμεις
speciálních sil
forze speciali
특수
부대원
siły specjalne
forças especiais
спецназ
las fuerzas especiales
Commando
别动队
Kommando
καταδρομέας
komando
コマンドー
특공대
коммандос
comando
коммандос
SAS SCUBA SEAL UDT KSK Combat Diver
plongeurs de combat
作
战
潜水
员
Kampftaucher
καταπολέμηση δύτης
combattimento subacqueo
戦闘ダイバー
전투
잠수부
walka nurek
mergulhador de combate
боевой водолаз
buceador de combate
Combat Swimmer
nageurs de combat
战
斗游泳
Kampfswimmertechniken
κολυμβητής μάχης
boj plavec
combattimento nuotatore
戦闘のスイマー
전투
요원
pływak walki
nadador de combate
боевой пловец
combatir la nadadora
бойової плавець
бойової водолаз
; Vietnam
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