File:Parachute Regiment cap badge.jpg

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Description	Second World War period British Army cap badge for the Parachute Regiment. Plastic cap badges were first introduced into the British Army during 1941 as a result of metal shortages caused by the prioritised demands of industrialised war production. The wearing of plastic badges proved very unpopular with British Army personnel
Source	Imperial War Museum ref INS 7377
Date	Second World War
Author	Official photographer
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