French Patches

Feel free to post here French Official and Unofficial Patches as Detachments, Mandates,Companies, etc... which were or are worn.

Opération HERACLES 2001-2002 - KIRGHISTAN Génie de l'Air' Patch
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Detachement HARFANG (UAVs) 2e Mandat

Hi JYN, that s a cool idea, I m looking forward to seeing more patches from France

The 4e./1er REC Patch

The French Legion has a Cavalry Regiment located in Orange (Quartier Labouche); the 1er REC.
The 4th Company get named MESSIFRE RACHAYA for his glorious combats during the Druze revolt of 1925. The Lion of the Druze's djebel is the symbol of the unit.
The Company was in Afghanistan (Kaboul) from January to June 2005 (Operation PAMIR X).

Nice patch from french foreign legion

EPIDOTE Official Patch
Since 2004, EPIDOTE is the French mission in Afghanistan in charge of the formation of ANA' officers, HQs Officers at the Command & Staff College (CSC), Intell School, etc.. Most of the military personal is coming from all french military schools. Here are main versions of the patch.

Very nice patch Epidote

Your patches are really cool, and thanks for the informations about 'em

Hello, new patch,PATCH DEPLOYMENT SIMAT (COMPUTER SYSTEM HARDWARE)
OPERATION PAMIR 2010

PATCH FRANCE OMLT
SIC (COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION)
AFGHANISTAN MISSION PAMIR

French patches are realy nice ! I particulary love the green ones !

nice parches

Hello,

Here is a french EOD/IED Diver patch.

Jean-Yves

Hi JYN, another great patch, thanks for posting, I m sure it's not so common even for you

You right Will. Not so common at all. It's looks like an OMLT patch.

Jean-Yves

I missed this cute one some months ago.

Hello,

Here are two rare patches, less than 15 pieces made by the French TAGAB Medical Team from the Battle Group ALLOBROGES (Winter 2010 - 2011).

You will find all ingredients linked to medics as well as french mountain troops. In the middle, the horn from the 7e BCA (leader of the Battle Group), the 93 in the red star for the 93e RAM and the 27 in the blue star is for the 27e BCA. This last unit was present during Winter 2009 - 2010, but as all medical team, they dragged personnel from other units too.

Enjoy !

Jean-Yves

BG ALLOBROGES HIVER 2010 2011 - TAGAB MEDICAL TEAM

Hello,

Here I have French 3rd Platoon patch made in Kabul.

Does anybody know the unit??



Greetings

Rafal

Hello,

Never seen it before... sorry.

Jean-Yves

hahaha, I particulary love the Motto on this one We can translate it in english as "if it's possible, then you can consider it's [already] done. If it's impossible, then we'll do that". I understand it like : nothing is impossible for soldiers, just wait and see ! Interesting motto in my opinion !

Hello,

Just get this patch from the ED 1/33 Belfort which is located at Cognac on BA 709 (Air Base). Two UAVs from Drone Squadron 1/33 are used in Afghanistan since 2009. This squadron launched also an UAV over the Lybia on 24th August 2011.

This patch is made in Netherlands by APS for Afghanistan. It could be purchased directly from the Drone Squadron.

Jean-Yves

Hello,

Just get this new patch in my collection.

GFS JEHOL 1 (January - May 2010)

Patch from the SFG - Groupement des Forces Spéciales JEHOL 1 which was raised in January 2010 after the kidnapping of two french journalists on December 2009. They were freed after 547 days.

This SFG is composed of commandos from CTLO, CPA 10, 1er RPIMa and AFULSCO. I located two other patches JEHOL 2 (May -November 2010 - Blue lettering) and JEHOL 3 (November 2010 - April 2011 - Green lettering).

JEHOL is coming from the name of the horse which is the main character of the book The Horsemen from Joseph Kessel. Let them hate so long as they fear is the motto. A favorite saying of Galigula.

Jean-Yves

Very nice patches Jean Yves .

The x men one is particularly well executed.

Hello Gary,

You are right. It is a high quality patch made in Netherlands by an aviation patch supplier. I rather prefer patch made in Afghanistan but this one was cool.

JYN

Hello Jean-Yves
It is interesting information about operation JEHOL and related patches.

I have patches for JEHOL III (2 colour variants) and JEHOL IV.

I know they are related to French SOF but I had no more info.

Now it's getting clear.

JEHOL III is a round patch with grey (or sand) background. Inside the patch is X letter and black head with white eyes of something.
Letters around say: COUNTER TERRORISM TEAM / Jehol III / SPECIAL FORCES.

JEHOL IV is an oval black patch with white border, white symbol of French SOF Command, white figure of Taliban fighter and big red IV number.

I will provide the pics soon.

Regards

Rafal

JYN wrote:Hello,

Just get this new patch in my collection.

GFS JEHOL 1 (January - May 2010)

Patch from the SFG - Groupement des Forces Spéciales JEHOL 1 which was raised in January 2010 after the kidnapping of two french journalists on December 2009. They were freed after 547 days.

This SFG is composed of commandos from CTLO, CPA 10, 1er RPIMa and AFULSCO. I located two other patches JEHOL 2 (May -November 2010 - Blue lettering) and JEHOL 3 (November 2010 - April 2011 - Green lettering).

JEHOL is coming from the name of the horse which is the main character of the book The Horsemen from Joseph Kessel. Let them hate so long as they fear is the motto. A favorite saying of Galigula.

Jean-Yves

Hello Rafal,

I am looking forward to see them

Jean-Yves

Hello,
Finally I enclosed the patches.
See below.





Greetings
Rafal

Another French SOF related patch - TF Lizzy.
I think it comes from Commando HUBERT but that's all.



Maybe anybody can provide additional info.

Greetings
Rafal

Hello Rafal,

Thank you for posting your patches.

To be frank, I never see them. Probably variants. Which sector they are coming from ?

Known Jeho 2 and 3 patches apart the one I did post are like that.

Jean-Yves

Hello,
I got the patches in Kabul.
Greetings
Rafal

Hello,

Here is an unusual patch made in Afghanistan probably for the birthday of Colonel Roland Lecoeur.

He was commanding the 3e RG (3e Régiment de Génie) from 2006 to 2008.

Jean-Yves