Unknown "ITALIA" Badge

[thefbi]

Hello Guys,

i need some help with this little badge, found today.
Some days ago i found the ekm near the place where i found the badge.

Best Regards,

Frank

[NickG]

RSI "Gladius" collar insignia!
Some RSI units were trained in Germany!

Dog tag also appears to be related to them and issued while in Germany...
Its a signals unit...(nachrichten)
"Ital. = Italienisch" (Italian)

[thefbi]

Thank you very much, Nick!

best regards,

Frank

[NickG]

Ln. = Luftnachrichten
and
Ers = Ersatz... = replacement

So a Luftwaffe communications replacement unit...
Many Italians served in the LW post September 1943 so perhaps he was an RSI soldier
who switched over to the Luftwaffe and kept his gladius? (another theory...or these are 2 unrelated pieces,
but the "Ital" abbreviation would mean Italian (national) unit!