WW2 Medals

The Commemorative Cross of the 11th Army

The Commemorative Cross of the 11th Army (or Croce Commemorativa dell’11a Armata in Italian) is an Italian medal recognised on 15 April 1943, and awarded during 1942 to members of the 11th Army who served in the campaign against Greece in 1940-1941.

The Commemorative Cross of the 11th Army Design

The Commemorative Cross of the 11th Army medal is made of gilt-edged black enamel cross pattée with laterally-pierced cylinder suspension.

The obverse shows with a circular central medallion with the arms of Savoy of a white cross on a red shield imposed on the two-headed Albanian eagle, inscribed 11a ARMATA above and with a knot below. The reverse gilt with the black circular inscription ‘VEEMENZA E TENACIA’ (Vehemence and Tenacity) and dated ‘16 NOVEMBRE 1940 XIX’; on replaced correct ribbon.

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