An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal certificate_of_authenticity and Mother's Cross 2nd Class

and Mother's Cross 2nd Class (silvered metal and enamels

He was a great pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun

along with sweat staining evident in both armpits

sealed backing

4 Years - Mounted as worn

An Italian Expedition To Albania Campaign Medal certificate_of_authenticity and Mother's Cross 2nd ClassAn Italian Expedition to Albania Campaign Medal Type 3; Bronze, 33 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on March 7, 1940, to be awarded to military and civilian participants in the Italian occupation of Albania. By 1939, Italy dominated all aspects of Albania life but in the minds of Mussolini and Ciano, German triumphs in Austria and Czechoslovakia demanded an Italian response. This came in the form of the invasion