Corps Badge

A Corps Badge is a Distinct badge worn by military personnel to distinguish themselves from other Corps, (Known as Branch insignia in the United States) where a Corps is a grouped by a common function (i.e. Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, Signals Corps etc.) The use of Corps Badges and how a corps is identified is varied around the World.

British Military

In the British Army each Corps has a distinct Cap badge for their corps as well as Stable belt.

Irish Defence Forces

In the Irish Defence Forces the Air Corps and Army use Distinct Collar Corps badges for each corps, As the same Cap Badge is used by all Corps. The Air Corps has its own corps badge mainly worn by Line personnel, while Corps units retain their Corps badge.

American Civil War

Corps Badges were originally worn by Union soldiers on the top of their army forage cap (kepi), left side of the hat, or over their left breast.

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gollark: > So does every source, yet I only ever run into this obsession with checking the sources in graphics when I present data that runs counter to whatever the prevailing narrative is...People want more confirmation for counterintuitive things.

gollark: https://discord.com/channels/424394851170385921/471334670483849216/763424360764538900

gollark: Their figures seem pretty good *now*.

gollark: Sweden seems to have done decently so far with just social distancing and more hygiene stuff, somehow.

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