Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Badge in Frame consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A “Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten

A “Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42”

and was attended by many past members and friends of The Sherbrooke Hussars and members of the public

then returning to HMCS Shearwater in March 1957

with crown suspension in silver gilt with red

Footnote 2:

Italy, Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic, Grand Cross Badge in Frame consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A “Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten(Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Instituted in 1951. A framed Grand Cross Badge in silver gilt, featuring a white enamel cross with a Goldfive point star in the centre, ball finial at each end of each arm, with eagles in each quadrant, reverse mirrors the obverse, the cross is surmounted by a large crown of the republic, measures 70. 45mm (w) x 94. 60mm (h inclusive of crown suspension and integral ring), on a period full length green and