|
World Customs Organisation Medal of Honour |
|
United Nations Customs Badge As worn by Customs Officers during the Kosovo conflict, late 1990's. Each badge is individually numbered on the back, with the prefix letter "K" and a four digit number. Thanks go to Jason Menzies for finding this particular badge! |
|
United Nations Customs Badge Close up detail view of Customs Badge |
|
The blue WEU (West European Union) patch used to be worn by customs and police officers who were part of the units enforcing the embargo towards Yugoslavia in the early 90's. They were deployed at all the border crossings to Yugoslavia and on the river Danube to support and advise the local (Hungarian, Bulgarian, etc.) officers. WEU Operation - a very unusual shoulder patch used by a joint international Police and Customs Task Force which blockaded the River Duna at Mohacs during 1995 in order to prevent munitions and other contraband being smuggled into Serbia. The German effort was a combined group of Customs (Zoll) and Federal Border Police (BGS), Netherlands (NL) Customs and Police, Customs Italy, Customs Luxembourg (Lux).
Thanks to both Dieter Wurche and Hinrich Schulze for the information on this particular patch
|
|
Joint Operation patch between German Customs (Zoll, bottom left), Netherlands Customs (Douane NL Police, top left) Italian Customs (Guardia di Finanza, top right) and Luxembourg Customs (Douanes Lux, bottom right) |
|
United Nations Mission in Kosovo
Bruno Laurens collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Augie Lofstrom collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
Flexible Anti Smuggling Team (old name)
Augie Lofstrom collection |
|
Mobile Anti Smuggling Unit (new name)
Augie Lofstrom collection |
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|
|
United Nations mission in Kosovo
Roy Stammwitz collection
|