The badge depicts a travelling pigeon embroidered with white wire stitched with black wire on the wings and tail.
The background sheet is made of blue horizon wool.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the pigeon was the only means of communicating during the siege of Paris. During the First World War, it was widely used and proved very effective over short distances across the battlefields.
The badge depicts a travelling pigeon embroidered with white wire stitched with black wire on the wings and tail.
The background sheet is made of blue horizon wool.
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the pigeon was the only means of communicating during the siege of Paris. During the First World War, it was widely used and proved very effective over short distances across the battlefields.