Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, c. 1942 Hold surrounded by a ring of

surrounded by a ring of silver pearls

measuring 160 mm x 160 mm x 23

(Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen II

After repairs in Genoa through all of July and part of August

Two months after joining the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Italy, Fascist State. A Black Brigade Skull Beret Badge, c. 1942 Hold surrounded by a ring ofIn die stamped silvered bronze, the reverse shows a singular vertical pin, measuring 44 mm (h) x 48. 9 mm (w), loss of lacquer to the obverse, 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 beret surrounded by a gold embroidered bullion wreath.