Grenade (insignia)

Grenade insignia are symbols featured on the uniforms of numerous military units. The emblem represents a stylized old style of hand grenade, with a rising flame. The insignia is featured on the uniforms of such military units such as:

• the French Foreign Legion
• the French Gendarmerie
• Italian Carabinieri
• the Greek Army
• Dutch Koninklijke Marechaussee
• also used as a charge (heraldry)
• Finnish artillery
• British and Commonwealth Grenadier Guards Regiments
• the British Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• Commissioned Officers of the British Royal Engineers
• Romanian infantry troops
• Norwegian artillery troops
• Portuguese artillery troops
• the officers of the Hellenic Army
• Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of Malta
• Royal Life Guards (Denmark)