France WWII Italian Campaign Medal 1943 1945 with Clasp Italie (Italy) by Del Benard

FRANCE: WW2 Commemorative Medal for the 
Italian Campaign, 1943-1944, with Clasp "Italie" 
(Italy).
Signed: Carlier Del Benard SC.
The medal was created in 1953. It is based on 
the medal for the Italian Campaign of 1859 
and it replaced officially the "Italie" bar on the 
French WW2 Commemorative Medal. It was 
awarded to members of the Free French 
Expeditionary Corps in Italy for the period 
from 1 Dec. 1943 to 25 July 1944. The Corps 
took part in the Battle of Garigliano (near 
Monte Cassino) and played a significant role 
in the fall of Rome. 
The WW2 Italian Campaign, started with the 
invasion of Sicily in 1943 and continued with 
a series of Allied beach landings and land 
battles on the Italian mainland (Anzio, Salerno 
and Monte Cassino) towards Rome until the 
surrender of German forces in Italy with the 
end of the war in Europe in May 1945.

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WW2 1939 -1945

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos

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