A First War Vimy Trench Map 1916 Auction Archive A WWII 3rd Parachute Battalion

A WWII 3rd Parachute Battalion Shoulder Flash

on October 22

silver-gilt and enamels

the Battalion was absorbed into the multiple Infantry Battalions and Mounted Rifle Battalions

A First War Vimy Trench Map 1916 Auction Archive A WWII 3rd Parachute BattalionA First War Vimy Trench Map 1916 Outside front cover panel entitled "TRENCH MAP VIMY 36c S. W. 3. EDITION 7. C", with the adjoining eight mapped areas identified in a schematic, marked "SCALE 1: 10,000" at the top and "INDEX TO ADJOINING SHEETS" on the left side, flanked by a six panel "GLOSSARY", with French terms translated into English. Inside illustrating a topographical map of the Vimy region, the elevations marked in metres, marked "1: 10,000",