Belgian beret Compagnie Zware Mortieren
Compagnie Zware Mortieren = Company Heavy Mortars
Some information about this unit found on https://ablhistoryforum.be/viewtopic.php?t=620
The insignia was adopted by AO 330, paragraph 6 of June 9, 1954, intended to replace the heraldic lion previously worn. It represents a grenade with eight flames, which was already the insignia of the Batteries Infantry before 1940.
Two other designs exist, one by the commander of the 31st Company Mortiers (reserve BVS), the Captain Croughs, proposed in 1953 and another from 1954 by the 4th Cie Mo. However, these two have not been adopted.
(Jacques Champagne, Infanterie-Traditions, 1973) - this information is not in the later issue by the way).
In the course of 1950, a company of Heavy Mortars is foreseen for each Infantry Brigade.
As of December 1, 1951, date of adoption of the American organization, each Inf Bde is equipped with a company with 12 4 "2 mortars each.
Active companies: 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th Companies, they bear the number of the brigade to which they are attached.
The 31st Company is also founded.
In war time she is part of the 31st Inf Bde of the 5th Division, reserve unit of the Internal Defense Forces.
The following companies existed in the reserve: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 32nd and 33rd.
In the course of 1960, in the context of the organization type "Landcent", both the active and reserve divisions are restructured. On June 30 of that year, all companies are canceled.
a 2nd and a 10th company are still being provided in the reserve for the 10th Infantry Grouping / 2 Division, as well as the 5th and 11th companies for the 12th Infantry Grouping / 4 Division.
These are scrapped on 1 March 1961 and replaced by an Anti-Tank company with CATI vehicles.
There is a name written in the beret.
ABL
made by company JPM
Year 1955
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