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Post by Turner on Mar 27, 2009 7:05:32 GMT -5
Hi, in the book "Piste sans fin" which is a photo book of (Para?) Troops in Algeria, I've found this picture. I thought it might be interesting that still in Algeria (don't know when the pic was taken, but most probably later in the war) Denisons were worn.   With best regards, Turner |
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Post by Legion Etrangere on Mar 27, 2009 10:59:52 GMT -5
Turner:
It does look like one. There is also a pic of Captain Pichelin (8th SHOCK) wearing a British WWII Denison at Dien Bien Phu.
/martini/
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Post by oggy on Mar 28, 2009 8:10:29 GMT -5
It is one - 2nd Pattern - the seam up the front is a pointer. The second Para is interesting - Toutes Armes Jacket with TAP Trousers...
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Post by Turner on Mar 28, 2009 9:04:39 GMT -5
I remember more DBP pics with Denisons, but I thought these were out-dated in Algeria, especially with the lizzard suits introduced fpor the whole unit. I think that mixture of Toutes Armes Jacket with TAP Trousers is quite common on the pics in the book. Unfortunately it is not mentioned when the pics were taken. Otherwise a nice book! www.amazon.com/Piste-sans-fin-G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral-Bigeard/dp/2733906941 With best regards, Turner |
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Post by oggy on Mar 29, 2009 5:17:49 GMT -5
They may have been outdated, but Squaddies being Squaddies, they tend to keep a hold of their favourite kit, even if it was for the field...After all Bigeard preferred his Sausage Skins in the Bled.
The guy in the Denison could be either an Officer or a Senior Rank, judging by the map and the Rad Op next to him.
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Post by kroot on Apr 1, 2009 12:59:55 GMT -5
Huzzah! That means my Denison may get a bit more use than I thought.
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Post by Turner on Apr 2, 2009 11:47:00 GMT -5
Huzzah! That means my Denison may get a bit more use than I thought. I think for Legion paras and Colo paras the Denison is very good for Indochina. The Metro paras were the first to get official 47/51 lizzard suits, so that few Denisons might have survived in duty. Regards, Turner |
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Post by lemaitre on Apr 4, 2009 3:12:34 GMT -5
I know this post is for Algeria, but for Indo, I haven't seen that many pics of Denisons. The vast majority of pre-47/51 Lizard uniforms I have seen were the various 'frogskin' designs (the US Marines Pattern 44 in particular - all patterns available from Spearhead on Ebay) and the Survetement 42. Better to stick with those I would have thought for Indo. Salut, David  . |
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Post by Turner on Apr 4, 2009 12:41:24 GMT -5
Tomorrow I'll have access to a scanner. Then I'll scan some pics of Denisons in Indochina.
I think that there were many more pics of Denisons in Indochina than in Algeria.
Regards, Turner
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Post by Turner on Apr 4, 2009 14:04:07 GMT -5
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Post by Turner on Apr 6, 2009 9:39:52 GMT -5
Sh..! The linking from ECPAD didn't work. I'll try to post them once more. But believe me there were at least these 7 pics with Denisons being worn in Indochina! And I found another one in a book:  Regards, Turner |
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Post by Legion Etrangere on Apr 6, 2009 10:08:47 GMT -5
Turner:
Great pic ... I have seen that photo before, but I am wondering if its mis-captioned to 3e REI. I think it may be a BCCP, part of the newly arrived 6e BCP or part of 8th Shock..... I see airborne boots, the MAS36/CR39 and red ? berets....
Oui? Non?
/martini/
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Post by Turner on Apr 6, 2009 10:55:57 GMT -5
Turner: Great pic ... I have seen that photo before, but I am wondering if its mis-captioned to 3e REI. I think it may be a BCCP, part of the newly arrived 6e BCP or part of 8th Shock..... I see airborne boots, the MAS36/CR39 and red ? berets.... Oui? Non? /martini/ That's what I thought, also. The beret badge looks very much like this one:  I think the 3eme REI wasn't equipped with MAS 36 CR 39s. But at least they're wearing a nice mixture of Denisons with Garand belts and M1936 suspenders. Regards, Turner |
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Post by kroot on Apr 6, 2009 12:48:14 GMT -5
great picture!
A look I can do with the kit I already have.
Thanks.
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Post by Turner on Apr 6, 2009 15:34:12 GMT -5
great picture! A look I can do with the kit I already have. Thanks. Don't say that you've got such a rifle?  Regards, Turner |
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Post by kroot on Apr 6, 2009 17:04:04 GMT -5
Well okay except the rifle. UK laws an all.
So just for you...
Oh goody a look I can do, sans the rifle.
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Post by Turner on Apr 7, 2009 5:19:59 GMT -5
kroot: Just thought that you might be one of the lucky guys who has the ultimate French Indochina rifle. @ all Sorry, but I couldn't resist! Here some more early Denison pics:      Regards, Turner
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Post by Turner on Apr 7, 2009 5:22:22 GMT -5
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Post by Turner on Apr 7, 2009 5:27:15 GMT -5
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Post by kroot on Apr 7, 2009 13:05:45 GMT -5
some more excellent pics there. Thanks.
Now I want to do about seven diffrent load outs!
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Post by oggy on Apr 9, 2009 5:04:12 GMT -5
It looks a lot like they were popular with the Marine Infantry...
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Post by cookie on Apr 13, 2009 8:35:36 GMT -5
Yeah nice pictures there, plenty of Denison smocks being worn by the 8th Shock at DBP.
Bigeard was still wearing his converted Brit windproofs in Algeria so why not others wearing Denisons???
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Post by marsouin on Nov 19, 2009 20:15:24 GMT -5
the 8e Choc was equipped with Denison for 1953-54 (and indeed during the battle of DBP)
The pics of the Marine unis are from 1946,it is the Commando Ponchardier (Commando Marine) that was in action in Cochinchine with the CLI at the very beginning of the return of French in 1946....
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