Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Gendarmerie Patrol Badge, by Braća Knaus certificate_of_authenticity The badge is made of

The badge is made of bronze

Soon after the Italian military units surrendered to the Germans as the flight of Italian King Victor Emmanuel III from Rome had made further resistance senseless

The Cross was intended primarily for civilians and its award to members of the Armed Forces was to be confined to actions for which purely military honours were not normally granted

on original card of sale

Bronze military aid badge

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Gendarmerie Patrol Badge, by Braća Knaus certificate_of_authenticity The badge is made ofConstructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner overlaid by an inscription of VODJA OPHODJE (PATROL LEADER), surrounding a central Croatian national emblem, the reverse retaining an attachment clip, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Braa Knaus, Zagreb, measuring 50 mm in diameter, demonstrating a consistent patina throughout, in near