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 obverse roundel is charged with

obverse roundel is charged with a vase and a sheaf encircled by a red enameled band featuring the inscription “GUSTAF DEN III INST

He passed the Army Staff College and the Royal Air Force Staff College

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with soldiers in groups

with centre magnetic plate

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 obverse roundel is charged withIn 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