Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Cross Star Auction the 3rd Company of the

the 3rd Company of the Pionier Battalion in the SS Totenkopf Division

Cottbus” on the edge

on his eighteenth birthday

A picture postcard presenting a black-and-white photograph of flag bearers marching through a city centre

assisted by Roger James Bender

Italy, Kingdom. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Cross Star Auction the 3rd Company of the(Ordine della Corona dItalia). Instituted on February 20th, 1868. An Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Cross Star, consisting of: in silver, an eight point star featuring clusters of alternating smooth and faceted rays, the obverse medallion featuring a Lombardy crown on a blue enamelled field, surrounded by a white ring inscribed VICT. EMMAN. II . REX. ITALIAE. MDCCCLXVI, encircled by a ring of gilt facets, surmounted by a black enamelled eagle on