British Airborne Helmet with insignias for identification

[Larbanais]

Hello,

Which british Paratrooper Unit represents this insignias on this paratrooper helmet ?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards

[jimjim91607]

Dear Larbanais,

The green insignia is the color insignia for 3 Para, third battalion the Parachute Regiment.

Regards Steven.

[peter monahan]

The square and the circle may represent different companies within the Battalion too. It was standard, for example, in the British armoured corps in WWII, to use a triangle [representing 'A'] for A Troop, a Square for B Troop and a Circle for C Troop. The two shapes you show may have similar meanings.

[RJKG]

The square and the circle may represent different companies within the Battalion too. It was standard, for example, in the British armoured corps in WWII, to use a triangle [representing 'A'] for A Troop, a Square for B Troop and a Circle for C Troop. The two shapes you show may have similar meanings.

Almost ! The geometric shapes actually represented the squadron, not the troop, with the number of the troop painted within the shape; so 3 tp, 'A' Sqn would be a number 3 within a triangle.

I don't know if this remains current practice, but it was certainly stil being done in the 1980's.

[peter monahan]

"Almost ! The geometric shapes actually represented the squadron, not the troop...

Buggah! Thanks, mate.