Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge Hold A very fine quality example

A very fine quality example of a German Eagle Order with Swords “Deutscher Adlerorden V

the maker mark on the pin removed however exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Wager

the obverse depicting the leftward facing bust of Friedrich Wilhelm

this time to the ocean-going submarine U-43 for five war-patrols

book is stamped until 1944

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge Hold A very fine quality exampleIn die stamped aluminum with red lacquered fields, slightly vaulted, four holes for uniform attachment, measuring 43 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h), spotting, very light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: This type of badge worn from 1941 to 1943 by the Croat volunteers in the Italian sponsored Light Transport Regiment (Legione Croata Autotransportabile). Italian Leadership planed to send this Regiment to the Eastern (Russian) front in 1941, however the