Italy, Kingdom. A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Auction Archive Ings was promoted to a

Ings was promoted to a Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed to be the first Commanding Officer of the 105th Infantry Battalion

bearing four bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black and white threading

postmarked August 26

yet afterwards did not return for duty immediately

white cotton mesh backer with plastic overlay

Italy, Kingdom. A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge Auction Archive Ings was promoted to aIn bronze gilt with red and black enamels, illustrating a dragon hovering over a tank, surrounded by an open ended wreath of oak leaves, inscribed "FERREA MOLE FERREO CVORE" (Iron Heart, Iron Mole), measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 31. 5 mm (h), slide locking horizontal pinback, intact enamels, in its original glassine package of issue, mint.