Description
WW2 Polish Breast badge of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division.
The front of the badge is in the shape of Monte Cassino cross, with an applied christmas tree (Symbol of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division). Below the tree is the Tobruk badge, referring to the origins of the division from the Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade. To the upper arms of the cross is the abbreviation 3DSK, standing for 3 Dywizja Strzelców Karpackich meaning 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division.
The reverse of the badge is smooth with a threaded post around the post an inscription “Wiara, Wytrwałość, Zwycięstwo” meaning Faith. Persistence, Victory.
***This badge does not have the spinner on the back, but is made by F.M. Loriolli of Milano and Roma.
Condition as pictured.