EUROPEAN UNION

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY MONITORING MISSION

This arm brassard was  worn by personnel serving with ECMM  (European Community Monitor Mission) and later EUMM (European Union Monitor Mission) in the Former Yugoslavia.

 
ECMM Arm Band

 

EUFOR - BOSNIA

The standard EUFOR badge is worn by personnel on EUFOR missions.  It is worn on the right sleeve.  For Irish personnel the Irish National badge continues to be worn on the left sleeve. 
The Multinational Task Force (north) badge comprises the colours of Bosnia and the compass pointing North. 
Liaison Observation Team (LOT) are badges that are worn by teams that operate in the communities.

             
EUFOR BADGE

 

                           
MNTF (North)
Multinational Task Force		 EUFOR
(Liaison Observation Team)
           

 

             
Support Division
HQ EUFOR - Sarajevo (93 x 88mm)
 

 

 

In 2007 new badges were introduced and worn by the Irish serving in Bosnia with EUFOR.  Three are the same basic shape and size and the IMP is a copy of the old SFOR badge but with the EUFOR badge as center.  Initally the Irish working in HQ Comdt wore the badge with no flag but later changed to the flag design.

                                         
Irish National Support Element Verification Teams HQ Commandant Staff
                 
                                         
HQ Commandant Staff (2nd issue) MP Company Joint Visitors Bureau
                 

 

EUFOR - Democratic Republic of the Congo

These badges are worn EUFOR personnel serving in or in support of the mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo.  The EUFOR badge is worn on the right sleeve.  The Irish National badge continues to be worn on the left sleeve.  Two badges exist one for mission personnel in the Congo and the other for staff personnel in HQ in Germany.  The badge represents Europe and the DRC.  The inner circle is the country superimposed upon the flag of DRC.

 

                           
EUFOR Mission badge EU Operations HQ 
Potsdam Germany
           

 

             
Pocket Badge
 

 

EUFOR - CHAD / CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC  (Tchad / RCA)

This is the mission badge worn by personnel serving in or in support of the mission in Chad / RCA.  The standard EUFOR badge is worn on the left sleeve and the mission badge is worn on the right.   No national badges should be worn because all participants are part of EUFOR.    The inner circle shows a map of Africa with the mission location superimposed.  The badge was issued on 31st January 2008 by Lt. Gen. P. Nash (Op Comd)

 

             
Mission badge
     

 

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 Page Updated : Tuesday, 20 May 2008