thehaigh Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Can anyone identify this badge that I found in my fathers belongings? I believe that it is WW2 and Greek, possibly air-force, but have not been able to find any trace of anything remotely similar anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Auld Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 sorry, no idea! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I just did a small google search, the Owl could be the "Athenian Owl' like in the Greek myths, the closest I came was this, I believe it had to do with the Greek elections after the war. The reverse of your badge strongly resembles the writing on the left side of this patch. What I would suggest is to contact a local Greek Heritage Society in your hometown and see if they can translate the writing on your example as that would point you in a better direction IMO.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehaigh Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thanks. Yes, I also found the Westair owl of Athens / Minerva references. The closest I have been able to find is this Greek air force officers cap badge: Which has a number of similarities but doesn't explain where my badge fits in. I translated the text in Google translate and it's just the manufacturers details: ΚΑΠΝΟΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΑ ΙΔΡΥΘΕΙΣΑ ΤΩ 1899 ΕΝ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΣ Ν.ΜΑΡΓΑΡΙΤΗ TOBACCO INDUSTRY ESTABLISHED IN 1899 IN ATHENS N. MARGARITI Not sure how tobacco industry comes into it but that could just be due to wartime changes of use. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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