Wallonie Versus France

[pieand]

What would be your opinion on which one is easier to find? IMO, Wallonia

[Rene Chavez]

Nice..... I would say France is much harder to find.

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[pedroMM]

I agree.
Wallonie shield is a quite difficult to find one, but the France is something that you simply don't see.

[D Davies]

Very nice love the France shield as already said harder to find than the wallonian which its self is also not a easy one to find.
cheers
Dave

[pedroMM]

A comment about how scarce the France shield is:
A few weeks ago I had the chance to buy a nice Gotz von Berlichingen cufftitle from a collector who has a nice and advanced insignia collection. He also has some nice SS cloth items.
He also was kind enough to show me some of his collection, and there were a few rare birds like the Wallonie, Freies Indien, Freies Arabien shields.. Some rare SS cufftitles and different variations of SS eagles and a couple of published Dot44 items.
When I asked him about the France shield he told me that in his entire life as a collector he recalled seeing only one for sale, which was actually at auction. I don't know the figure it reached,but not an affordable one for sure.

[GAMS1]

Some came out from France ... i had 2 for sale myself . But not so easy , nevertheless !
One was glued in a pictures album from a german Trainer of the early LVF , with the mythic tricolour helmet decal glued also .
Nick

[pieand]

During the intruction.

[jmb]

France is harder to find.
Pierre, I need a second one... So?

[pieand]

France is harder to find.
Pierre, I need a second one... So?

Be happy with only one

[pieand]

In Russia

[Rene Chavez]

Hi I believe that the pictures are showing Wallonie soldiers at least pic no. 7 both soldiers have what looks like mountain troop insignia.

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[zozole]

Both are rare birds, lucky for me I have both! The most difficult for me to find was the France shield

[pieand]

Hi I believe that the pictures are showing Wallonie soldiers at least pic no. 7 both soldiers have what looks like mountain troop insignia.

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

The Walloon Legion was attached for a certain period in 1942 to a mountain troop unit. There are many pictures where they wear the edelweiss on the right sleeve of their uniform, as well as on their mountain caps (skymütze).

[pedroMM]

This pictures show clearly Wallonie soldiers

By the way, it should have been extremely uncomfortable going into combat wearing those (nice &appealing) visor Caps and tunics

[ATHOR]

Some came out from France ... i had 2 for sale myself . But not so easy , nevertheless !
One was glued in a pictures album from a german Trainer of the early LVF , with the mythic tricolour helmet decal glued also .
Nick

This one ?