Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross Breast Star in Gold GTRexclude and had to fight off

and had to fight off the surrounding Russian infantry with a machine gun

the obverse bearing a central blue enameled disc overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika within a circular oak leaf wreath

Constructed of a double-overlaid red cotton/rayon blended base

born on April 13

A very well preserved example of a silver grade Close Combat Clasp (Nahkampfspange)

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown, Grand Cross Breast Star in Gold GTRexclude and had to fight off(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted on February 20th, 1868. A Grand Cross Star, in silver, an eight point star featuring clusters of alternating smooth and faceted rays, the obverse medallion in 18K Gold featuring a Lombardy crown on a blue enamelled field, surrounded by a Gold ring then a white ring inscribed VICT. EMMAN. II. REX. ITALIAE. MDCCCLXVI, encircled by a faceted ring, surmounted by a black enamelled eagle on the 12 oclock arm,