Italy (Republic). Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Ii Class Grand Officer's Set Newly Listed While in the French theatre

While in the French theatre

The Luftwaffe insignia is also in aluminum and affixed by two neatly executed rivets

in a pleated design and centered by a circular disk

A Mint Panzer Breast Eagle - Machine embroidered

Constructed of silver aluminum bullion embroidery with black and red machine embroidery in the form of a vertically oriented spade with a mobile swastika on the blade

Italy (Republic). Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Ii Class Grand Officer's Set Newly Listed While in the French theatreOrdine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. Instituted in 1951. Badge: in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 55. 7 mm (w) x 75. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, yellowing evident in the white enamels on the obverse, on its original full length neck ribbon; and Breast Star: insignia in silver gilt with white enamels, mounted to an eight pointed star base, maker marked "S. JOHNSON MILANO ROMA" on the reverse cartouche,