Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Collar Chain, C.1955 certificate_of_authenticity In the late 1944 however

In the late 1944 however he joined Tito's Partisan's

west of Kwajalein

dated July 14 1943

One of the ventilation hole eyelets is missing

Type IV - "Deutschen Roten Kreuz"

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit, Collar Chain, C.1955 certificate_of_authenticity In the late 1944 howeverItaly: Badge has a three piece construction, in silver gilt with white enamels, crown suspension in silver gilt with red, green, black and white enamels, 55. 3 mm x 74 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, the crown surmounted by a 34. 3 mm x 43. 7 mm silver gilt framed interlocking "RI" (Repubblica Italiana), with a chain in silver gilt, consisting of eleven 13. 5 mm x 24. 2 mm stars alternating with ten 26 mm x 36. 3 mm cluster bows, one cluster bow