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cRAND QUARTTER CeNEnnl

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE

DES PUISSANCES ALLIEES EN EUROPE

PARIS, FRANCE

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Cette brochure t, Connaissez vos Alli6s

This brochure " Know Your Allies " is for the information and guidance of

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Allied personnel. FOR THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER :

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H. M. JONES Brig. Gen., U. S. Army

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I lntroduction ll Distinguishing Features of lnsignia of the NATO Armed lll The Armed Forces of Belgium lV The Armed Forces of Canada.... V The Armed Forces of Denmark., Vl The Armed Forces of France. ,Armed Forceq of Greece rArmed Forces of ltalY. lX The Armed Forces of Luxembourg X The Armed Forces of The Netherlands. ' ' Xl The Armed Forces of NorwaY. Xll The Armed Forces of Portugal Xlll The Arrned Forces of TurkeY. XIV The Armed Forces of United Kingdom XV The Armed Forces of the United States . .

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I lntroduction ll Aspects Distinctifs des lnsignes des Forces Arm6es lll Les Forces Arm6es de Ia Belgique lV Les Forces Arm6es du Canada V Les Forces Arm6es du Danemark. Vl LesForcesArm6esdelaFrance Vll Les Forces Arm6es de la Grdce Vlll Les Forces Arm6es de I'ltalie lX Les Forces Arm6es du LuxembourC...... X Les Forces Arm6es des Pays-Bas. Xl Les Forces Arm6es de la Norvdge Xll Les Forces Arm6es du Portugal Xlll Les Forces Arm6es de la Turquie. XIV Les Forces Arm6es du Royaume-Uni. . . . . XV Les Forces Arm6es des Etats-Unis

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INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

An attempt has been made in this pamphlet to portray only the salient facts relative to the distinctive uniforms and insignia of the Armed Forces of the NATO Nations, which will aid primarily the Allied Headquarters concerned in identification of officers and other ranlcs on duty with them, and of visitors to those installations. Secondarily, this pamphlet will be an aid to the forces in the field for similar purposes. No attempt has been made in this limited space to portray all the types of uniforms and insignia of each service and Nation; first, because ofthe lacl< ofspace, and second, since it is felt that an adequate framework of identification has been provided by the pam ph let to allow visualization of the same or similar insign ia on such items as field u n iforms, helmets, full dress uniforms, working uniforms, overcoats, white and tropical uniforms, and so on. The pamphlet is organized in sections by Nations, in alphabetical order in English. Each National Section is divided into sub-sections, one for each of its ArmeC Forces. The pamphlet is designed as a handy pocl