claudio2574 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Second group, out of Europe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Third group: no place elsewhere: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Last group: French badges with other flags together, Italy included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Very interesting badge collection. Are the they commemorative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Truthfully, I like the badges Better than the current campgain crosses italy is issuing today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Me too! Actual medals are absolutely ugly. These are nicer and cheaper too, which is not a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalman90 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 They kinda remind me of the russian front badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudio2574 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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