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    #46
    I might have found a reference and image for these red "Partisan" collar tabs!

    Brigate Garibaldi "Divisione Valsesia"

    AREA OF OPERATION: (Valsesia Region)
    La zona operativa "Valsesia" del Corpo volontari della libertà, avente competenza anche per l'Ossola e il Cusio, era diretta da un Comando zona alle cui dipendenze operavano le brigate "Garibaldi" (e relativi reparti dipendenti) inquadrate in due divisioni.
    Le formazioni garibaldine erano così strutturate: le squadre erano composte da dieci-quindici uomini; tre squadre formavano un distaccamento, tre distaccamenti un battaglione, tre battaglioni costituivano una brigata, tre brigate formavano una divisione.Qui di seguito pubblichiamo l'elenco delle divisioni e brigate e dei relativi comandi.[2][3]

    UNITS: Includes the one that's referenced on the metal sleeveshield insignia (see yellow)
    •Comando zona militare "Valsesia", Comandante militare: Eraldo Gastone (Ciro) Commissario di guerra: Vincenzo Moscatelli (Cino) Capo di stato maggiore: Aldo Benoni (Aldo)
    •Divisione Garibaldi "Fratelli Varalli", Comandante militare: Albino Calletti (Bruno) Commissario di guerra: Mario Venanzi (Michele)
    •6ª Brigata Garibaldi "Nello", Comandante militare: Attilio Sforzo (Atti)
    •7ª Brigata Garibaldi "Valsesia"[4], Comandante militare: Dino Vicario (Barbis)
    •81ª Brigata Garibaldi "Volante Silvio Loss", Comandante militare: Corrado Moretti (Fulvio)
    •82ª Brigata Garibaldi "Giuseppe Osella", Comandante militare: Mario Vinzio (Pesgu[5]) Commissario di guerra: Don Sisto Bighiani (Sisto)
    •84ª Brigata Garibaldi "Strisciante Musati", Comandante militare: Pietro Rastelli (Pedar) Commissario di guerra: Giacomo Gray (Grano)
    •Divisione Garibaldi "Gaspare Pajetta", Comandante militare: Arrigo Gruppi (Moro)
    •109ª Brigata Garibaldi "Piero Tellaroli", Comandante militare: Attilio Bozzotti (Varesot) Commissario di guerra: Giovanni Barbone (Cori)
    •110ª Brigata Garibaldi "Elio Fontanella", Comandante militare: Franco Alliatta (Dich) Commissario di guerra: Alessandro Rista (Alexander)
    •118ª Brigata Garibaldi "Remo Servadei", Comandante militare: Aramando Caldara (Armando) Commissario di guerra: Ubaldo Papa (Aldo Tuto)
    •124ª Brigata Garibaldi "Pizio Greta", Comandante militare: Alessandro Boca (Andrei) Commissario di guerra: Aldo Petacchi (Aldo)
    •Brigata Garibaldi Fronte della gioventù "Eugenio Curiel ", Comandante militare: Franco Penna (Franco) Commissario di guerra: Diego Fortina (Walter)

    Mostrine della "Divisione Valsesia" (Valsesia Region Divisional collar tab =see picture!) Nate a fine agosto del 1944, vennero ordinate in 15.000 pezzi ad una ditta di Milano da Vincenzo Moscatelli tramite il fratello di Eraldo Gastone, rispettivamente comandante e commissario politico del raggruppamento Divisioni Valsesia, Ossola, Cusio e Verbano. La ditta rispose che non si sentiva sicura a produrle temendo per l'incolumità dei propri operai, poiché il rischio di ritorsione nazista era troppo alto.
    Si pensò quindi di aggirare l'ostacolo facendole simili a quelle degli Alpenjager tedeschi: differenti solo per avere sullo stelo una fogliolina in più e una più corta, e il polline, al centro, non dorato. Se si fosse verificato un controllo, l'azienda avrebbe potuto far passare l'ordinazione per una richiesta della Wehrmacht. I garibaldini della Valsesia e dell'Ossola ebbero così le loro mostrine.[6]

    So now I need to find edelweiss insignia to restore these partisan collar tabs, which I found in the pockets of the Sahariana!
    They used captured full size GJ cap edelweiss insignia ...and smaller types of WW1 Austrian (Landeschutzen GebigsSchutzen) vintage as well!

    Any period images to share?
    Dennis just as you expected! It's a match!

    COPIES OF SUCH TABS + PARTISAN ARM SHIELD (METAL) SHOWN HERE:

    http://www.rbnr.net/object/?id=4909&s=4&c=19



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    Last edited by NickG; 07-19-2012, 05:36 PM.

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      #47
      Update:
      I contacted the seller about finding the tabs in the pocket and he said also 2 Edelweiss insignia were found loose...
      but because he did not realise it's an Italian Partisan tunic, the edelweiss set got sold to another collector
      Hoping now these can still be tracked down! He remembered they were marked "F&B" ....standard German cap edelwiess,
      which were also used (after capture). These partisans were fighting/hiding in the mountains (hit and run ambush attack strategy)
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      Last edited by NickG; 07-20-2012, 11:48 AM.

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        #48
        Hello,


        nice threads, thanks for sharing! This is the jacket that I
        wrote, an jacket of an officer partisan of the "blue" units
        (not communist) is interesting to see as has been totally
        reworked by an italian jacket to obtain with a cut of tailoring
        an british battle dress, with two reinforcements on shoulders
        boards of cotton velvet; inside is visible the low pockets close.
        Sorry for the late reply but an motocycle crash give me KO
        cheers
        Raffaello
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        "six italians, dressed in rather unusual diving suits and equipped with materials of laughably little cost have swung the military balance of power in the Mediterranean in favour of the Axis".

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          #49
          the insignia are removed from the family vet.
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          "six italians, dressed in rather unusual diving suits and equipped with materials of laughably little cost have swung the military balance of power in the Mediterranean in favour of the Axis".

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            #50
            the low pockets (close) and the cotton belt
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            "six italians, dressed in rather unusual diving suits and equipped with materials of laughably little cost have swung the military balance of power in the Mediterranean in favour of the Axis".

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              #51
              cotton belt and inside the low pockets
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              "six italians, dressed in rather unusual diving suits and equipped with materials of laughably little cost have swung the military balance of power in the Mediterranean in favour of the Axis".

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                #52
                backside , in the second photo the free space of the shoulders
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                "six italians, dressed in rather unusual diving suits and equipped with materials of laughably little cost have swung the military balance of power in the Mediterranean in favour of the Axis".

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                  #53
                  Great jacket Raffaello. Thanks for sharing!!! Hope you are OK after the bike crash!!!

                  Partisan used gear with pedigree must be impossible to find!

                  Here's an update on my project!
                  The Garibaldi Red partisan tabs now shown with captured "trophy" GJ edelweiss as was often used.... before they secured their own types...

                  The next image is another pattern edelweiss that was used by Garibaldi troops (surplus or WW1 captured) = ww1 vintage Austrian style...Many WW1 vintage insignia at the time still floating around in the Austrian-Italian region no doubt, so also available for partisan use!
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                  Last edited by NickG; 07-28-2012, 03:15 AM.

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                    #54
                    Also reportedly an Italian made copy was manufactured with slightly different stem than the German one but very close...it does lack the golden center....all silver!

                    The story on these period made copies is the following (from the web reference Wickipedia)

                    Italiano: Mostrine delle divisioni partigiane Valsesiane e Ossolane. Nate a fine agosto del '44, ordinate in numero di 15.000 ad una ditta di Milano da Moscatelli tramite il fratello di un partigiano Valsesiano. La ditta rispose che non si sentiva sicura di tutti i suoi operai e che il rischio era troppo. Si pensò di girare l'ostacolo facendole simili a quelle che gli alpenjager tedeschi. Differenti solo per avere una fogliolina di più ed i pallini, al centro, non dorati. Se si fossero controllate la cosa poteva passare per una ordinazione della Wehrmacht. Così tutti i garibaldini della Valsesia e dell'Ossola ebbero le loro mostrine.


                    English: Insignia of partisan divisions and Valsesia Ossola. at the end of August '44, ordered by number of 15,000 to a firm in Milan "Moscatelli" by the brother of a partisan from Valsesia. The company said it did not feel safe for all its workers and that the risk was too much. It was thought to turn the barrier making them similar to those that alpenjager Germans. Just to have a different leaf and more dots in the center, not gold. If they had checked it could pass for an order of the Wehrmacht. Thus, all the partisans of the Valsesia and Ossola had their badges.
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                    Last edited by NickG; 07-28-2012, 02:57 AM.

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                      #55
                      Now some period images that I have discovered while studying this topic as research for my partisan uniform restoration:
                      Images from various Italian sources on the web "borrowed" for this topic. Credit goes to those who recognize their images! Hope its OK. Its for the sake of learning, sharing knowledge! Grazie mille!
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                        #56
                        Edelweiss even on the cap!!
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                          #57
                          Note collarless Sahariana like mine!
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                            #58
                            More edelweis examples used by Partisans
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                            Last edited by NickG; 07-28-2012, 03:12 AM.

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                              #59
                              Next update will be my Sahariana Partigiani fully restored, now that all the components are collected!
                              Stay tuned! This was fun research on a topic (partisan insignia) certainly not so well known outside of Italy ! Ciao!
                              Last edited by NickG; 07-28-2012, 03:12 AM.

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                                #60
                                Wow great research and nice that the tunic is being put togethor again
                                Kapitein

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