Headwear - Beret, French paratrooper

Historical information

Today’s Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were under French rule from the 1880s until 1954. The Vietnam War has its origins in the Indochina wars. During the French Indochina War (1946 - 1954), France’s war effort against nationalist groups such as Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh was largely funded by the United States.

Physical description

Maroon/red wool beret with black leather binding. Metal badge with dagger and feathers. Label inside Made in France

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