WWII Early US Army 1st Armoured Division Patch

An early WWII 1st Armoured Division patch. Fully embroidered on wool. Removed from an album with paper spots to the back. In very good condition.

The 1st Armored arrived in Northern Ireland on 16 May 1942, and trained on the moors until they moved on to England on 29 October 1942. The unit's first contact with an enemy was as part of the Allied invasion of Northwest Africa, Op...  read more

Code: 57196

U.S.Army 1st Tank Battalion Patch

A good example of the 1st Armored patch, removed from uniform with light age and wear.

Nick name The Old Iron Sides.

The 1st Armored arrived in Northern Ireland on 16 May 1942, and trained on the moors until they moved on to England on 29 October 1942. The unit's first contact with an enemy was as part of the Allied invasion of Northwest Africa, Operation Torch. ...  read more

Code: 53158

U.S. Army Tank Destroyer Force Patch

A four wheel second pattern later tank destroyer Force patch.
Cut from a herringbone pattern shirt/jacket, with service wear. Flat bottom teeth variation.
German made late to post war.  read more

Code: 57375

WWII U.S. Army Eight Wheel Tank Destroyer Force Patch

A 1st pattern eight wheel Tank Destroyer patch. Fully embroidered example, black fender and no tongue variation.

Tank Destroyer Force were in combat in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Battle of the Bulge and Germany.  read more

Code: 57377

WWII US Army 4th Armoured Division Patch

A 4th US Armoured Division patch. Early embroidered example no edge or border and a black back. With age and wear. Nickname “Break Through”

The 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach, on 11 July, over a month after the initial Normandy landings, and first entered combat on 17 July; on 28 July, battle action as part of the VIII Corps exploitation force for Operation Cobra, t...  read more

Code: 57203

WWII US Army 3rd Armoured Head Quarters Patch

A 3rd Armoured HQ patch Fully embroidered example in near mint condition.
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Code: 57206

WWII US Army 14th Armored Division Patch

14th Armored Division Patch, removed from uniform with age and service wear.

In its more than 500 miles of ranging over Germany and Nazi- held territory the men and machines of the 14th Armored freed more than 20,000 Allied prisoners of war.

And it was poison to the German war machine.

The 14th Armored took upward of 50,000 German prisoners. It captu...  read more

Code: 57195

US Army 1st Armored Patch Hell on Wheels

Post war example of the 1st Armored Division “Hell on Wheels”  read more

Code: 57194

WWII Third Armourer Division Patch

An early issue Third Armourer Division patch. Used and removed from uniform, with age and service wear. Slightly small than the later war issue at 3 5/8”
Nick name “Hell on Wheels”

The Heavy Tank Battalion division arrived in the European Theatre on 15 September 1943, conducting pre-invasion training near Liverpool and Bristol in Great Britain. It remained in Somerset, E...  read more

Code: 56798

U.S.Army 3rd Tank Battalion Patch Spearhead

A 3rd Armored patch, used removed from uniform. Post war issue.

The first elements of the 3rd Armored in France saw combat on 29 June, with the division as a whole beginning combat operations on 9 July 1944. During this time, it was under the command of VII Corps and XVIII Airborne Corps for some time, and assigned to the First Army and the 12th Army Group for the durat...  read more

Code: 53156