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December 9[edit]

Henry XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz[edit]

What was the childhood accident that led to Henry XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz's physical and mental disabilities? What were his physical and mental disabilities? 128.193.154.49 (talk) 05:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

He never learned to speak.^[1] According to the Dutch Wikipedia, this was the result of a blow to the back of the head while playing as a child. --Lambiam 09:45, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This book quotes the New York Times report of his death in 1927:

Though a physical giant and handsome in his younger years, the dead Prince had been an idiot since childhood because of an accident. Repeated operations failed to restore his mentality.

Alansplodge (talk) 11:35, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Follow Me[edit]

I am searching for the US Army shoulder patch or tab "Follow Me". The patch clearly follows the SHAEF design, but the background is not black, but blue.^[1] I thought Follow Me was on the arch of the patch of United States Army Europe above the flaming sword, according to my memory.

Other memes using the flaming sword include Anduril, sword of the West, borne by Aragorn, from Tolkien who composed his Ring epic in the 1930s and 40s (note the World War II victory theme). Any other leads would be welcome. --Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 16:29, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here are couple images of the patch^[2]^[3] Are you looking for a free version of the image, more on the design beyond Captain Butcher^[4] or more in general for flaming swords or "follow me" motto? fiveby(zero) 17:18, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

...or history of "Follow Me!" patch?^[5]

Just adding a wiki link - we've got Flaming sword (mythology). It's a far older symbol than WWII. 70.67.193.176 (talk) 17:29, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I found no uses combining the flaming sword with the text FOLLOW ME. Spotted texts are AIRBORNE^[2] and BERLIN.^[3] --Lambiam 19:58, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ SHAEF (14 Sep 2014) DESIGNING A SHOULDER PATCH FOR THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
^ Holmes, Richard (2007). The D-Day Experience.
^ Atkinson, Rick (2014). D-Day.
^ Butcher, Harry C. (1946). Three Years With Eisenhower.
^ Sieghan, David Scott. "'Follow Me!' A Brief History of the Infantry School Shoulder Patch" (PDF). Infantry.

[shaef-1] SHAEF (14 Sep 2014) DESIGNING A SHOULDER PATCH FOR THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

[2] Holmes, Richard (2007). The D-Day Experience.

[3] Atkinson, Rick (2014). D-Day.

[4] Butcher, Harry C. (1946). Three Years With Eisenhower.

[5] Sieghan, David Scott. "'Follow Me!' A Brief History of the Infantry School Shoulder Patch" (PDF). Infantry.

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