on 25 August 1943
securing retreat of German Forces from Greece and was involved in heavy fighting against Tito’s Partisans
the buckram stiffener on reverse is lightly browned
large safety pin and single pin attachments on the reverse
Special Decoration for Industry and Agriculture
Italy, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross of the 8th, 9th, and 10th Army, c.1924 Auction on 25 August 1943(Croce commemorativa della 8, 9 e 10 Armata). Constructed of a silver alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Greek Cross, the obverse bearing a central raised sword situated within clusters of laurel and oak leaves, the reverse bearing an inscription of "OTTAVA E DECIMA ARMATE DI VITTORIO VENETO" EIGHTH AND TENTH ARMY OF VITTORIO VENETO, surrounded by rams heads and heraldic shields, unmarked, measuring 35. 29