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GALON GRADE [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
  • Military Ranks
DEF

A rank braid that is worn on the lower sleeve of the uniform of higher-ranked military officers.

CONT

Confederate officers also had gold sleeve braids prescribed: Generals: four strands; Colonels: three strands; Captains: two strands; and Lieutenants: one strand; but the sleeve braids and corresponding cap decorations, as well as various coat button arrangements, were not followed by the majority of officers as their photographs testify.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
  • Grades militaires
DEF

Galon de grade qui est porté à l'extrémité des manches de l'uniforme des officiers militaires de rang plus élevé.

CONT

[La gouverneure générale] porte l’uniforme d’un officier général, sur lequel on trouve le galon de manche spécialement réservé aux officiers généraux orné de l’insigne du gouverneur général, ainsi que l’insigne du gouverneur général brodé sur les épaulettes ou les épaulettes rigides.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
  • Military Ranks
CONT

A Royal Air Force officer's ranking braid is [a] blue and black woven braid that is typically worn on the sleeve of an RAF officer's jacket and is used to designate his or her rank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
  • Grades militaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Uniforme militar
  • Grados militares
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Record 3 1995-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
  • Military Dress
DEF

Dress distinction which marks a physical injury received as a direct result of armed conflict. It is not an honour, decoration or reward.

Key term(s)
  • wound stripe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
  • Tenue militaire
OBS

Galon perpendiculaire aux galons de grade, porté par un militaire qui a été blessé lors d’un conflit armé. Il ne s’agit pas d’un honneur, d’une décoration ou d’une récompense.

Spanish

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