Italy WWII Medal of the 2nd Infantry Division Sforzesca for the Greco-Italian War 1940 1941

Italy: WW2 Commemorative Medal of the 2nd 
Infantry Division "Sforzesca" of the Royal Italian 
Army. 
Obverse: The Units of the Division (53rd and 54th 
Infantry Regiments, 17th Artillery Regiment, 30th 
Blackshirt Legion).
The cupola of the Basilica of San Gaudenzio, 
symbol of Novara - garrison of the Division.
Dated 1941.
Reverse: The Trebeshina Mountain and the battles 
the Division took part in during the Greco-Italian 
War.
The motto "Semper Ulterius" (Latin: Always 
Further).
The 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca" was formed 
in 1861 and was classified as "Mountain Infantry 
Division".
During WW2 the Division fought initially in France 
(1940).
In 1941 the Division was transferred to Albania 
(area of Tepeleni) to re-enforce the Italian effort 
on the Greco-Italian War.
It faced the Hellenic Army for the 1st time on 28 
Jan. 1941 in the battle of Scindeli and took part 
in the failed Italian Spring Offensive (Mar. 1941 - 
battles of Klisura and Trebeshina)
The Sforzesca was one of the 10 Italian Divisions 
that formed the Italian Expeditionary Corps in 
Russia (CSIR - July 1941) and took part in the 
Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of USSR).
A scarce medal. 

FULL SIZE 

WW2 1939 1945 

Item 100% original - original ribbon 

Condition as on the photos 

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