Italy, Fascist State. Three Medals & Awards certificate_of_authenticity two storage inserts inside

two storage inserts inside

was present at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 and remained with the Machine Gun Corps until August 20

Footnote: The Georg Thiele was a destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine in the mid 1930’s

sticky mud in the face of what is certain to be withering enemy fire power from a long line of machine gun emplacements (pillboxes) at the top of the ridge

the report declared that he was "Unfit for any service for two months"

Italy, Fascist State. Three Medals & Awards certificate_of_authenticity two storage inserts insideSpecial Battalion "E", Royal Finance Police Ethiopia Campaign Commemorative Medal (copper gilt, obverse illustrating an Italian soldier holding an upward pointing sword in his right hand, backed by a large fasces, with a stylized eagle at the far right, surrounded by the inscription "DEBRI AMBA ARADAM MONTE ANDINO DEBUK ADDIS ABEBA", reverse inscribed in the centre "NEC RECISA RECEDIT ETIOPIA 3 10 1935 XIII 5 5 1936 XIV" with the Italian army insignia