RARE Vintage Hat 5 Panel Cap Portuguese Paratrooper Elite Infantry Assault Force

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Portuguese Paratroopers Elite Infantry Assault Force Vintage 5 Panel Hat Cap.


In super good condition


A bit about the history:


The first Portuguese Paratroopers were a group of 12 Timorese soldiers trained in Australia in 1942, to participate in the fight against the Japanese forces that were occupying Portuguese Timor. Some of them were launched in the rearguard of the Japanese forces.


After the successful use of airborne forces in the Second World War by Germany and the Allies, other armed forces began to examine the possibility of forming parachute Troops for special missions. In 1955, the Portuguese Defense Minister approved a request for funds for airborne paratroop training. Two Portuguese Army captains went to France to take the French parachute course at the École des Troupes Aéroportées.


After the Portuguese Air Force was created as an independent service branch, it was decided that the Paratroopers would be part of the Air Force, much like the German organizational structure during World War II. The Parachute Rifle Battalion (Batalhão de Caçadores Páraquedistas) or BCP was formed in 1956. The Paratroopers were issued unique green berets and camo uniforms, being the first Portuguese military unit to wear these items of uniform. The Paratroopers initially jumped using the venerable German tri-motored Junkers Ju 52 aircraft.


The BCP was provisionally installed in the Carregueira Military Camp, near Lisbon, but soon it was moved to Tancos, which still serves today as the main base of the Portuguese Paratroopers.

  • Condition: Used
  • Pattern: Solid
  • Character: Logo
  • Occasion: Casual
  • Size: Adjustable
  • Signed: No
  • Material: Nylon
  • MPN: Nil
  • Fabric Type: Nylon
  • Colour: Blue
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Brand: Vintage
  • Department: Men
  • Model: Nil
  • Style: 5 Panel
  • Theme: 80s, 90s, Army, Classic, Holiday, Marine, Festival, Fun, Happy, Novelty, Military, Portugal
  • Features: Adjustable, Breathable, Lightweight
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Portugal
  • Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
  • Character Family: Nil
  • Handmade: No
  • Product Line: Hats

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