Italian WW2 era cap badge?

[upbeek]

Good evening Gentlemen
I wonder if this 69 Infantry regiments badge is WW2 era?
Kind regards Chay

[enorepap]

Yes. it is.

I think for the pith helmet because the regiment was destroyed in Tobruk on 1941.

Best regards

[upbeek]

Thank you,
I think I’m now interested in collecting these, I have come across some Italian bits recently and I like them.
Kind regards Chay

[upbeek]

I found the regiment,
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st...Division_Sirte
Kind regards Chay

[Jean-Loup]

It looks very nice. Is it a battlefield bring back? Italian badges are very interesting because they are unit specific, unlike German badges.

[upbeek]

Hi Jean,
There is no doubt it’s a battlefield trophy
I was fascinated to easily research the history of it thanks to this forum!
Kind regards Chay

[Jean-Loup]

Simply googling is often a good start for Italian units.
Italian ID tags are also way underestimated IMO. They can be researched very easily as the soldier's hometown is included, copies of the soldier's military file can often be obtained, and there are lists of medal awardees on the internet. All this makes for very interesting potential research and finds.
I always smile when I see Italian ID tags being frowned upon. For all you know it is a Folgore paratrooper who was awarded the MAVM, but you didnt even spend 5 minutes trying to find out. Or a guy who was at Stalingrad.

JL

[Semovente]

Also upbeek just to add that there are lots of different types of these badges such as corps & units of Artillery , transport , Army Regiments etc to find & collect ..all which make for a nice display for ones mancave /office !...

[upbeek]

Indeed yes!
Thank you for sharing those, when I collect something that comes out of the woodwork, I become interested in the what's there which leads me in new directions. The estates I find have this which is inspires me even more.
I don't have an office it's a man cave
Kind regards Chay

[Semovente]

Indeed yes!
Thank you for sharing those, when I collect something that comes out of the woodwork, I become interested in the what's there which leads me in new directions. The estates I find have this which is inspires me even more.
I don't have an office it's a man cave
Kind regards Chay

Your welcome Chay....myself i have collected German , British militaria etc..but its Italian militaria items i find i like the best !....

[PAOLORUBENS]

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hello people ,

I am totally with JL about it been here since years now and my beginning was DAK , I've had the pleasure to keep in touch with some of the most kind guys here ... ready to teach me a lot ; after 3 years I've turned into Colonial Italian headgears not because I am italian but because DAK was becoming boring !!! no sense add sidecaps just because there were different makers ... 99% of the italian headgears tells you a whole story about the unit , you can track battles and commanders and much more .
Under a collecting point of view if now I want buy i.e. a german sidecap with Waffenfarbe original I think I can get dozens through dealer sites and collectors , same if I want spend some few K for a FJ helmet ... it's all about a question of money ... try to buy an italian parà helmet or a legit italian colonial sidecap , none on the market .

just my 2 cents

Paolo

[PAOLORUBENS]

some italian colonial ...

enjoy