He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (132315) with the 73rd Infantry Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada"
A Bavarian Army Portepee (Sword Knot) constructed of silvered aluminum bullion wire
As Mussolini was not eligible for the Grand Cross of the Austrian Merit Order (black enameled cross) intended for Presidents and Heads of the States
XXXVI - Troops in Campaign
No awards were rendered after 1943
Italy, Kingdom. An Honour Badge of Italian Personnel Training in Germany, Silver Grade GTRexclude He signed his Attestation PaperConstructed of a silvered metal alloy, the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed swords, superimposed over oak leaves, and overlaid by a central fasces defaced by a mobile swastika, the reverse featuring an off centre crimped disc formerly accommodating a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 49. 42 mm (w) x 31. 25 mm (h), in addition to the missing pinback the base metal demonstrates moderate loss of silver plating which has pitted and oxidized,