Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac together with Imperial Austrian silver

together with Imperial Austrian silver hallmark

Emanating from the obverse of the crossguard is a clamshell bearing a raised stag

Footnote: Oskar Dirlewanger has been described by several historians as one of the most brutal and sadistic Nazi soldiers

A Panzer Breast Eagle - Machine embroidered

1917 with the rank of "Trooper"

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac together with Imperial Austrian silverIn die stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields, shield shaped, obverse bearing the inscription HRVATSKA (Croatia) above the Croatian coat of arms, plain reverse, unmarked, die holes in all four corners for uniform attachment, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h), intact red lacquered fields, extremely fine.