Italy. An Extremely Rare Medal Of Decima Flottiglia Mas (Italian Commando Frogman Unit) Auction Because of prolonged post-war unrest

Because of prolonged post-war unrest

Fegelein and the SS Cavalry Brigade were held back as an operational reserve in the rearward area of the 9th Army

measures approximately 128 mm (wing tip to wing tip)

both bronze

inscribed "Rudolf Grieser / Sanitäts-Halbzugführer" (Sanitary Half-Platoon)

Italy. An Extremely Rare Medal Of Decima Flottiglia Mas (Italian Commando Frogman Unit) Auction Because of prolonged post-war unrestA very small medal (13. 3mm) in gilded zinc (gold wash nearly all gone), in fine condition, rare. Footnote: The Decima Flottiglia MAS (Decima Flottiglia Mezzi d'Assalto, also known as La Decima or X MAS) (Italian for "10th Assault Vehicle Flotilla") was an Italian commando frogman unit of the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) created during the Fascist regime. The acronym MAS also refers to various light torpedo boats used by the Regia Marina during