France: Commemorative Medal 1939-1945, With clasp 'Italie'

Awarded for service with the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy and the island of Elba between 1943-1944

Note the official clasp 'Italie' was made obsolete in 1953, when the clasp was replaced by the institution of the 'Italy Campaign Medal' (Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Italie 1943-44). In practise, many Italy campaign veterans who had hitherto worn the clasp 'Italie' on their WW2 Commemorative Medal proudly continued to do so, even after the institution of the new 'retroactive' campaign medal for Italy!

A scarce seen short-lived campaign clasp to find on this Second World War campaign medal

Condition: GVF

Code: 23592