An 1937 Italian Battle Of Bilbao Campaign Medal Archive a caracture of a Pan

a caracture of a Pan Am airline captain pointing to a porter loading a plane in the lower left corner

painted wooden frame

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inscribed "REPUBLIKACESKOSLOVENSKA" and dated "March 15

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An 1937 Italian Battle Of Bilbao Campaign Medal Archive a caracture of a PanAn 1937 Italian Battle of Bilbao Campaign Medal Silvered bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare