Italy, Kingdom. A Mint Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 77 mm (w) x

measuring 77 mm (w) x 77 mm (l)

An Italian Ministry of War Medal - in bronze

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (435134) with the 50th Infantry Battalion

It concludes with five Appendices and an eight page Index

Italy, Kingdom. A Mint Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 77 mm (w) xIn bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 31. 5 mm (h), slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, in its original glassine package of issue, mint.