Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 Auction Archive inscribed with the date the

inscribed with the date the award was created

On June 27th

the reverse bearing a central inscription of “FÜR TREUE IN DER ARBEIT” (“FOR FAITH IN LABOUR”)

Swan suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his left shoulder and upper arm on June 21

featuring a black-and-white photograph of Druszcz

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 Auction Archive inscribed with the date theIn die stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields, shield shaped, obverse bearing the inscription HRVATSKA (Croatia) above the Croatian coat of arms, plain reverse, unmarked, die holes in all four corners for uniform attachment, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 57 mm (h), scattered fine chipping in the red lacquered fields, near extremely fine. Footnote: This type of badge worn from 1941 to 1943 by the Croat volunteers in the Italian sponsored Light