Italy. An 11Th Army Commemorative Cross, 1943 Auction Archive slender banjo style vertical pin

slender banjo style vertical pin with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch

Footnote: The 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion (Saskatchewan) was organized at East Sandling on January 4

number impressed "64089" on the rim

displaying one bronze pip each and held in place by silver gilt pebbled buttons

when a surprise low-level attack at dawn by twenty to thirty German bombers on the Allied base at Bari sank 17 supply ships and caused about 1

Italy. An 11Th Army Commemorative Cross, 1943 Auction Archive slender banjo style vertical pinCross in bronze and enamels, 41mm x 41mm, maker marked "Mori" on reverse bottom; with sword, number 5 and two stars attached to ribbon, in very fine condition.