Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, by Lorioli Republic of both measuring 30 mm (w)

both measuring 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

members of the armed forces for exemplary service

black threading giving definition to the propeller

who was sworn into Waffen-SS service on 21 June 1940 and entered active service on 8 October 1940 with an artillery unit

Gehlken declares that he is not jewish and that he doesn’t know of any of his ancestors to have been jewish either

Italy, Kingdom. An Italian-German African Campaign Medal, by Lorioli Republic of both measuring 30 mm (w)Constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its original German issue ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of two gladiators (symbolizing Italy and Germany) grappling with a crocodile (symbolizing Great Britain), the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Arco dei Fileni, flanked by a fasces and swastika, and circumscribed by an inscription of ITALIAN GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA in both Italian and German, the obverse