KATANGA Gendarmerie parachute wings, 1960s, bullion, replica?

Metal thread and bullion wire on brown cloth base.

-Katanga was a breakaway state that proclaimed its independence from the Republic of Congo-Léopoldville on- 11 July 1960 under Moise Tshombe and existed as an independent state until- 1963. Katanga's military force, designated the Katanga Gendarmerie, was raised by the Tshombe government, and was initially organised and trained by regular Belgian officers and subsequently by European mercenaries from various nations.