French patches

Red triangular rag flag with a white letter F stitched onto it.

Concentration camp breast patch for French prisoners

"F" stands for "Franzose," which is German for "Frenchman

Patch in the shape of a shield with the French flag colors and a black cross in the center.

French Forces of the Interior shoulder patch

A fabric patch with a black border, divided into three vertical sections: blue on the left, white in the middle with the letters 'F.F.I' stitched in black, and red on the right.

French Forces of the Interior shoulder patch

Forces françaises de l'Intérieur with the French tricolor and the Cross of Lorraine. General de Gaulle adopted it to counter the swastika. Also known as the Anjou Cross, it was first used by the French Anjou family in the Middle Ages.

A fabric patch with an embroidered outline of a soldier holding a rifle, wearing a cap, and smiling. The patch has a red and blue embroidered border and the words "JE VAINCRAI ET REVIENDRAI" embroidered below the soldier.

French Foreign Legion shoulder patch

French Foreign Legionnaire and the motto "Je vaincrai et reviendrai," meaning "I will conquer and return". 

Embroidered military patch featuring a sword in the center, crossed red and white flags, and gold stars on a light background.

Order of the Gallic Francisque patch

L'ordre de la Francisque gallique Vichy symbol of the Nazi-aligned government of France. The Francisque, a stylized double-headed axe, is based on the francisca, an axe used by the ancient Franks. The Vichy regime emphasized the Franks as the founders of an ethnically pure French nation.

An embroidered patch featuring a torch with the French flag colors, surrounded by a golden border and blue background, with the letters 'GIF' at the bottom.

French Youth Projects patch

Chantiers de la Jeunesse Française was a paramilitary youth organization active in Vichy France. It was formed to instill the values of the Révolution nationale.