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SOUTH VIETNAM - ARVN

Page history last edited by Drew Chaney 11 years, 10 months ago

SOUTH VIETNAM - ARVN PSYOPS unit items

 

 

ARVN forces had a plethora of PSYOPS + POLWAR units that makes for exciting collecting. It goes without saying that because of

the impact of the Vietnam War on the US Psyche and military history, this is a serious focus point for many a collector.

This, unfortuantely, makes forgeries and fake items all the more too common an item. ebay is aflush with 'in-country' items

being churned out for the now lucrative tourist and collectors market. 

 

The nature of the conflict - unvonventional warfare / insurgency / guerilla warfare etc resulted in many terms used, as well

as startegies involving the use of Psychological means. The term Psychological Warfare and subsequent unit designations

seems to have been taken over by Politcal Warfare and the POLWAR cadre system. 


ARVN 1st PSYOPS GROUP  CAC TIEU-DOAN CTTL

 

printed on embroidery - silk embr

cloth patch

beercan DUI

White numeral with black edges, black rifle and violin, the latter with white side and mark. Purple loudspeaker / hailer with white shadow and white bell with purple markes. White arcs and star, red flame with white edges. On light blue triangle with very naroow white inner border and purple outer border.

   

 

ARVN 2nd PSYOPS GROUP  CAC TIEU-DOAN CTTL

 

   

printed on embroidery - silk embr

cloth patch

 beercan dui

     

 

Is there a 3rd PSYOPS Group???

 

ARVN 4th PSYOPS GROUP  CAC TIEU-DOAN CTTL 

 

   

 printed on embroidery - silk embr

cloth patch

beercan dui

     

 


 ARVN PSYWAR BATTALION 

 

 

   

10 PSYWAR BN

White star on blue centre with blue and white rays. Yello torch, white numerals set on red triangle.

   
   

20 PSYWAR BN

   
   

30 PSYWAR BN

   

   

40 PSYWAR BN

   

   

50 PSYWAR BN

   
     
     

 


 

ARVN PSYOPS PERSONNEL with MONTAGNARDS 

 

   

silk embr

 printed cloth

 beercan dui

Red flame with white border, white star. On black (top), grey (bottom) and white (sides) triangle with red border.

   

 


 

ARVN PSYOPS TRAINING CENTRE 

 

 

 cloth patch - embr

 printed on cloth

beercan dui

Red flame with white edges. White star and yellow branches, set on blue shield with narrow white inner border

   

ARVN POLWAR TRAINING CENTRE  TRUONG C.TRANTH CH.TRI

 

 

Silk Silk  Embroidered 

 

 

 

PSYOPS Units ?? silk embr

printed on cloth

beercan dui

Red flame with white border, and white star set on blue  green background with purple border

 

  Printed 

 

 

Comments (1)

Drew Chaney said

at 7:15 pm on Mar 14, 2009

Any help to clean up the text / reference material or indeed acquire items (genuine) greatly appreciated. ARVN insignia - in fact Vietnam patches and insignia are tainted by ebay specials i.e. modern day reproductions and fakes that I am safe to say I do not have any genuine POLWAR / PSYOPS items from South Vietnam Army. Please help if you can.

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