Italy International missions badges

[claudio2574]

Hello everybody.

I'd like to introduce my collection of Italian (and not Italian, but related to Italy) badges. The first international mission which used such a badge was launched in 1981 in Lebanon (and I was on the way to participate, but it didn not happened eventually).

At the very beginning I tried to put them over an uniform woolen cloth, dividing them into geographical areas. But they grew su much that now they are somehow mixed together. As a size reference, consider that the normal diameter il 24 mm.

The first image is mainly related to European missions:

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Second group, out of Europe:

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Third group: no place elsewhere:

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Last group: French badges with other flags together, Italy included.

[medalman90]

Very interesting badge collection. Are the they commemorative?

[claudio2574]

Yes, all of them. Currently most if not all people in the Armed Forces have at least one of them, even if they are not allowed to wear more than 3 or 4. They were created not to have too many medals. Several of them are unofficial, but used as well as the official ones.

[medalman90]

Truthfully, I like the badges Better than the current campgain crosses italy is issuing today.

[claudio2574]

Me too! Actual medals are absolutely ugly. These are nicer and cheaper too, which is not a bad idea.

[medalman90]

They kinda remind me of the russian front badge.

[claudio2574]

The russian front badge is still included in the list of the official badges for the army. The only difference with the original WW2 one is the size.