Italy, Fascist State. A Motorized Unit Campaign Medal For Albania 1940-1941 Auction Battle of Lagensalza 60th Anniversary

Battle of Lagensalza 60th Anniversary Veterans Tinnie - Die-stamped bronze

61mm x 40 mm

he was appointed the GOC of the recently arrived 5th Canadian Armoured Division when it arrived on the Italian Front in November 1943

in Sherwood Cemetery in Charlottetown

Original two-piece leather chinstrap is maker marked at the feeder end

Italy, Fascist State. A Motorized Unit Campaign Medal For Albania 1940-1941 Auction Battle of Lagensalza 60th AnniversaryBronze with blue and black enamels, obverse illustrating a motorized unit insignia above the inscription "10 Autoraggruppamenti di Manovra", a ribbon banner below inscribed "FERVENT ROTAE FERVENT ANIMI", dated "1940" and "1941" on either side of the fasces frame respectively, engraver marked "PAGNONI" and maker marked "S. J." (S. Johnson), reverse illustrating a map of the Mediterranean region, 35. 5 mm, original ribbon, intact enamels, edge nicks,