Spain, Fascist State. A War Cross, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 82nd Airborne Division Lapel Badge

82nd Airborne Division Lapel Badge (in silvered metal with red and blue enamels

measuring 50 mm in total diameter

Pinned onto the peak of the cap is a tri-colour aluminum cockade with a red wool centrepiece

Produced in the Rothe style

Spain, Fascist State. A War Cross, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 82nd Airborne Division Lapel Badge(Cruz de Guerra). Instituted in 1938. 1937 1942 Issue (1940 Production). Three piece construction, bronze gilt arms with enamelled insignia on a silvered bronze base, unmarked, 60. 35 mm x 60. 52 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, contact marks on the reverse, extremely fine. Footnote: Footnote: The War Cross was instituted on January 26, 1937 and amended in 1942. It was a direct descendant of the Military Order of Mary Christine (Mara Cristina)