Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with soldiers in groups

with soldiers in groups

entitled to the four Second World War medals

with centre magnetic plate

below are two black and white ribbons with faux metal tassels

In May 1940 they marched into southern Belgium and through the Ardennes

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with soldiers in groupsIn die stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields, shield shaped, obverse bearing the inscription HRVATSKA (Croatia) above the Croatian coat of arms, plain reverse, unmarked, die holes in all four corners for uniform attachment, measuring 43 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h), scattered fine chipping in the red lacquered fields, near extremely fine. Footnote: This type of badge was worn from 1941 to 1943 by the Croat volunteers in the Italian sponsored