Italy WWII St Bernardo Medal of the 4th Alpine Regiment (Mountain Infantry) Battalion Saluzzo 22nd Company of the Taurinense Division Silver 800

Italy: WW2 Commemorative Medal of the 4th 
Alpine Regiment Battalion "Saluzzo", 22nd 
Company of the Italian Army.
Silver hallmarked "800", on its original leather 
ribbon. 
Obverse: St Bernardo of Mentone, Protector of 
the Alpine Troops.
The 4th Alpini Regiment was formed on Nov. 1, 
1882. 
It participated in the WW1 and saw heavy fighting 
in the Alps against the Austrian Kaiserjäger and 
the German Alpenkorps.
On Sep.10, 1935 the 4th Alpini together with the 
3rd Alpini and the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment
formed the 1st Alpine Division "Taurinense" and 
participated, in 1936, in the Italian campaign of 
Abyssinia.
In 1940 the regiment as part of the Taurinense 
Division fought in the Italian attack on Greece. 
After the German invasion of Yugoslavia the 
Taurinense Division performed garrison duties in 
Montenegro were the Regiment was disbanded 
following the signing of the Italian Capitulation on 
Sep. 8, 1943. Most of its soldiers joined the Italian 
Partisan Brigade Garibaldi, which operated in 
central Yugoslavia.
A scarce medal.

FULL SIZE

WW2 1939 1945

Item 100% original - original ribbon

Condition as on the photos
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