Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Boys GTRexclude maker marked “Paul Merkens

maker marked “Paul Merkens

for the Coronation of King Haakon and Queen Maud at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on June 22

a stiffened visor

Task Force Baum arrived at the hill and stopped at a distance to the camp

Italy, Kingdom. A Fascist Youth "Opera Nazionale Balilla" (Onb) Cross Of Merit For Boys GTRexclude maker marked “Paul MerkensIn silver with dark blue enamels, marked "800" (silver) on the reverse, measuring 39. 5 mm (w) x 47 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, original ribbon with pinback, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning between 1926 and 1937, when it was absorbed into the Giovent Italiana del Littorio (GIL), a youth section of the National