An Italian Medal For The Expedition To Albania Auction Accompanied by his Royal Air

Accompanied by his Royal Air Force Air Gunner's Wing (two-colour embroidery on black wool

before attaining his final posting on December 28

superimposed by separately applied ribbed swastika in black rayon

engraver marked "G

An Italian Medal For The Expedition To Albania Auction Accompanied by his Royal AirAn Italian Medal for the Expedition to Albania Type C, bronze, original ribbon, near mint. Footnote: The medal was instituted on 7 March 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 of Albania by an