Next is France and again they had a darn rough time of it in both conflicts. Still 'Allo 'Allo was a really funny British comedy about the occupation of France, so it wasn't all bad afterall. The German accents so comical and the English man speaking in pigeon French and getting his worms mixed up. Laugh, I didn't know when to start. I think for one day.
Italian medals are also in evidence in the set.
It is good to see these medals as the countries record in World War One can easily be overshadowed by the actions of World War Two. In fact almost everything they have done since the Roman Empire seems can be written off in some people's minds by their actions in World War Two but that is to re-write the history books in a very biased manner. It is also good to see there is a place for the The Della Saluta Medal, which was awarded for services rendered by volunteers in connection with the outbreak of contagious diseases and for others how helped in the field of public health. Card 62, The Della Sanita, was awarded for services rendered in the pursuit of Public Hygiene. Something of a surprise and a welcome one, lets not think of what you did to get it though, just in case.