Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Hold crossed swords over a wreath

crossed swords over a wreath of oak leaves topped by a picklehaube

MIDDLE EAST

all set on a 91 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback

disembarking at Le Havre the following day

on a green wool backer

Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, C.1943 Hold crossed swords over a wreathIn die stamped silvered bronze with black lacquer, the reverse offers a pinched flat bar for beret attachment, measures 48. 1mm (w) x 43. 6mm (h), wear to skull, loss of lacquer to the eyes and nose, remains in very fine condition. Footnote: The RSI (Repubblica Sociale Italiana Italian Social Republic) was a paramilitary unit in Northern Italy which was under Fascist control and occupied by the German Army. The metal smiling skull was worn on the