An Italian 24Th Infantry Division Gran Sasso (Later Pinerolo) Sleeve Badge Archive Ireland) and assorted research papers

Ireland) and assorted research papers

who shortly after lost their status as POWs and were sent to Labour Camps in violation of the Geneva Convention

mounted to a 56 mm x 58 mm piece of blackish-green wool

against the odds

Very rare early Grand Cross in excellent condition

An Italian 24Th Infantry Division Gran Sasso (Later Pinerolo) Sleeve Badge Archive Ireland) and assorted research papersBronze gilt with black paint, unmarked, 48. 7 mm x 61. 8 mm, die holes at all three points for uniform attachment, gilt wear and fine scattered chipping evident in the black paint, better than very fine. Footnote: After the end of the First World War, the Pinerolo Brigade moved to Abruzzo and was garrisoned in the city of Chieti. In 1926, the brigade gained the 255th Infantry Regiment Arezzo and changed its name to XXIV Infantry Brigade. Along with