{"product_id":"ww2-8th-punjabi-regiment-silver-enamel-sweetheart","title":"WW2 8th Punjabi Regiment silver \u0026 enamel sweetheart.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimply an outstanding example of a theatre made silver and blue enamel sweetheart badge. Rear brooch pin works perfectly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigins. The regiment’s first battalion was raised at Masulipatam in 1798, with four more battalions raised in 1799 to 1800.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese became numbered Madras Native Infantry regiments before later reorganisation into the Punjabi battalions that formed the 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst World War. The regiment’s battalions served across France and Flanders, Egypt, Palestine, Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, Aden, Salonika, and even Russia.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOne of its constituent units, the 89th Punjabis, had the unique distinction of serving in more theatres of war than any other unit of the British Empire,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand Naik Shahmed Khan of the 89th Punjabis was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterwar years. The regiment saw further action in the Third Afghan War of 1919 and the Iraqi Revolt of 1920.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond World War. Battalions fought across Italy, Iran, Iraq, Burma, Malaya, French Indochina, and the Dutch East Indies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater service. The regiment also saw action in the Kashmir War of 1948,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eby which point it had already transferred to the newly formed Pakistan Army following partition in 1947. It was eventually merged with the Baluch Regiment in 1956.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54031279358280,"sku":"10147","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-2364.heic?v=1789029392","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2-8th-punjabi-regiment-silver-enamel-sweetheart","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}