French SAS Actions "Amherst" Holland

[DJT]

Excellent Info David, thank you for posting it

[WJW]

Not sure what unit

.

[Gary Jucha]

At Last !!

Ok .. I've kept you all in suspence for long enough.

The item that I have secured is .................

A Polish Parachute Wing .... which was issued to :

Robert Marchal
..Who was in the Free French and served in the 3rd SAS 3rd Company, and I believe was involved in the Amherst operation.

Regards

Gary J.

[DJT]

Wow Gary, The double whammy! Did you pay the going rate or did the seller know it was a bit special?

Now if only myself and Marc B could each find one of the wings awarded to the Belgian SAS!

[Gary Jucha]

Going Rate

Des,
The wing turned up by chance !!!! (Through a deal on E-bay, .. and doing the usual of asking if there was anything "Polish Para" availible.)
..The asking price was high, but as the wing is not of the "standard" Polish wing issues, I felt that it was a variant that I could not pass by.

The deal for the wing was fair from both sides, .. I traded some Polish 1st Corp items + some euro's in the exchange.

The thing is, as you well appreciate, Polish Jump wings are not exactly common.
..But to find a wing issued to a Free French soldier, who was with the SAS really makes the item that much desirable.

Regards

Gary J.

Wow Gary, The double whammy! Did you pay the going rate or did the seller know it was a bit special?

Now if only myself and Marc B could each find one of the wings awarded to the Belgian SAS!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Well done Gary A very nice addition to your Polish wings collection.

Cheers, Ade.

[lnijherald]

What a marvellous find Gary!

Congratulations, nice to see a good wing turning up once in a while!

Luc