Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Roman Eagle, III Class Commander With Swords, C.1942 Auction The reverse bears a belt

The reverse bears a belt loop of identical construction

only several hundreds Croats trained as paratroopers during WWII

resulting in gastric distension

These medals were also used as war medals by attaching metal inscriptions to their ribbons

one is standing beside the steps at the far left

Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of The Roman Eagle, III Class Commander With Swords, C.1942 Auction The reverse bears a beltItaly (Kingdom); Military Division, Type I (1942 1943); Silver with red, white, blue, green and black enamels, 52 mm, on a full length original neck ribbon, small repair evident on outer edge of the reverse of the right arm, otherwise the enamels are intact, near extremely fine.