Forage cap, peaked, service dress, Control Commission, Germany and British Army of the Rhine, 1949 (c)
Khaki wool barathea cap with rayon lining, leather chin strap, brass buttons, and gilt metal, die-struck badge with laurel wreath within which are the intertwined unit initials, 'CCG'.
The Control Commission Germany (CCG) consisted of British civil servants and military personnel. It took over aspects of local government, policing, housing and transport in the British occupied zone of north-western Germany. It was assisted in this task by the British Army of the Rhine, formerly the wartime 21st Army Group. This badge was adopted in 1945.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1990-04-24-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1990-04-24-1