Italian/German Tinnie

[RonR]

Any identification of this one would be appreciated.

[RonR]

Reverse:

[Chris Lee]

pin

Ron,
I have no clue what it is, but thats pretty damn cool

[Chris Lee]

Armir

Ron,
If you do a Google of the word ARMIR, you`ll get all the info on what this badge is.

[Gerdan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian..._Eastern_Front

Gerdan

[RonR]

Ron,
If you do a Google of the word ARMIR, you`ll get all the info on what this badge is.

Chris,

Of course!

Should have done that before posting.

Thank you again for your quick response and help!

Here is the information:


"The Italian participation in the Eastern Front during World War II began after the launch of Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) on 22 June 1941. Barbarossa was the German war against the Soviet Union. To show solidarity with the Germans, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini ordered a contingent of the Italian Royal Army to be prepared for the Eastern Front and, by early July, an Italian force was in transport. Mussolini did this despite the lack of enthusiasm shown by German dictator Adolf Hitler.
From 1941 to 1943, the Italians maintained two units to fight in the war against the Soviet Union. The first Italian fighting force was a corps-sized unit called the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia, or CSIR). The second force was an army-sized unit which subsumed the CSIR. The second force was called the Italian Army in Russia (Armata Italiana in Russia, or ARMIR) and was also known as the Italian 8th Army."


Best regards,

[RonR]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian..._Eastern_Front

Gerdan

Gerdan,

Also....Thank You!