Cape Gloucester on December 26th and 27th
a whole Soviet Cossack Regiment complete with officers deserted to the Germans and put themselves at their service
and scarcer then later awarded crosses
which would affect his pay
with light oxidation on the upper arm of the cross
Italy, Kingdom. A Twentieth Anniversary Combatants Meeting At Rome Medal 1938 Auction Archive Cape Gloucester on December 26thIn bronze gilt, obverse illustrating an upward pointing bayonet and a branch of oak leaves fronted by a helmet, surrounded by the inscription "ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE COMBATTENTI" and engraver marked "S. A. PAGANI", reverse illustrating a floating female warrior, a sword in her right hand, above a cluster of Italian flags, engraver marked "MISTRVZZI", inscribed "ADUNATA NAZ PER IL VENTENNALE DELLA VITTORIA" above and "ROMA 4 NOV 1938 XVII" below,