Albania, Kingdom. An Order Of Fidelity, V Class Knight , C.1940 Auction Archive Most are Anti-Aircraft or Gun

Most are Anti-Aircraft or Gun Battalions

Hawkins was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant while taking part in the Guadalcanal campaign in the Battle for the Solomons

The heavy and accurate Canadian fire now stopped the Chinese dead in their tracks

A grouping of two KDF (Strength Through Joy/Kraft Durch Freude) badges

entitled "KUNNIAMERKKIKIRJA"

Albania, Kingdom. An Order Of Fidelity, V Class Knight , C.1940 Auction Archive Most are Anti-Aircraft or Gun(Urdhri Besa). Instituted in 1926. Type II (1940 1945), Italian Occupation. In silver gilt with red, light blue and black enamels, type II with five "FERT" chain wreath on the two headed eagle, maker marked "E. GARDINO ROMA" on the reverse cartouche, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 50. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Fidelity was instituted on January 22,