Italy, Republic. An Army Officer's Cross Belt, c.1935 Hold with Army cloth backing

with Army cloth backing

1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy for enlisted men in recognition of extreme bravery in combat

showing some cracking near the centre point of the cross on both sides

2 Flying Instructors' School Training Notes for Harvard IIb Oxford Aircraft Booklet

his right side more painful

Italy, Republic. An Army Officer's Cross Belt, c.1935 Hold with Army cloth backingBelt consists of two pieces, each with a gold coloured bullion wire upper, herringbone pattern design incorporated in the centre, the edges trimmed in a repeating v shaped pattern, the uppers stitched in place upon black felt backers, each piece with a synthetic core, two insignias affixed to the belt's upper that appears on the wearer's front, a 67. 5 mm x 106 mm silvered zinc crowned eagle with raised wings and a shield bearing a cross upon its