NEW THIS WEEK – MONDAY 20 DECEMBER 2010
Hi there again and welcome to this week’s newsletter. We all get a little nostalgic at this time of year and so we thought we should be the same and remind you of some of the other areas of Miliblog that are often overlooked. This week we thought we would look at some of the cloth badges in the collection. We have a number of nations on display but to start with we have a festive polar bear of the British 49th Infantry Division. The first pattern had the polar bear with his head down. After the division served in Norway in 1940 and was evacuated, it was decided that the head down looked deafest and a beaten unit, so the badge was redesigned to show a more optimistic outlook.
British 49th Infantry Division (2nd Pattern)(Printed)
Next is the lucky black cat of British post-war 17th Infantry Division.

British 17th Infantry Division (Printed)
Anyone out there have an Action Man toy when they were little ? If so you may recognise the next badge from Action Man’s white winter camouflage snowsuit and helmet !

US Alaskan Department
If anyone of you remember the old black and white television series ‘Bilko’ of the 1950′s & 1960′s, then this is the badge worn by Master Sergeant Ernest Bilko played by Phil Silvers. If you do, then how about Colonel Hall, or Dobbermann too ! Have a look at this You Tube link !…..but don’t forget to come back to us !!!
http://www.youtube.com/embed/pwiirT5355A

US 69th Infantry Division
And finally a European badge. The Belgian 1st Infantry Division. I hope you came back to us after the Bilko video on You Tube !

Belgian 1st Infantry Division
So have a great week with your Christmas shopping !
Cheerio !
Simon

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Henley Hercules Fork Lift Truck (80 | 
Eastern Front Collection 967 | 
Dodge D15 15cwt |

Royal Engineers Group Photo | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 500 | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 615 | 
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SPF 641) |

Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) Inside C | 
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter | 
Normandy 1944 Collection 690 | 
Berlin May/June 1945 225 |

US 69 Infantry Division | 
Eastern Front Collection 1089 | 
Panzer 35t (1) | 
Bedford J1 Lomas Ambulance (04 FK 3 |

US Anti-Aircraft Command Eastern De | 
Eastern Front Collection 1282 | 
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier | 
Willys MB Jeep (UYJ 517) |