Italy, Kingdom. A Twentieth Anniversary Combatants Meeting At Rome Medal 1938 GTRexclude until being discharged on September

until being discharged on September 13th

extensively worn and likely uniform removed

Klasse 12 Jahre Schnalle)

Franke survived the war to be taken prisoner by the US 385th Infantry Regiment

Footnote: The Star for the Bolivian and Peruvian Campaign was instituted in 1880 in recognition of the Chilean military personnel who participated at the first land campaigns against Bolivia and Peru at the beginning of the Pacific War (1873-1883)

Italy, Kingdom. A Twentieth Anniversary Combatants Meeting At Rome Medal 1938 GTRexclude until being discharged on SeptemberBronze, obverse illustrating an upward pointing bayonet and a branch of oak leaves fronted by a helmet, surrounded by the inscription "ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE COMBATTENTI" and engraver marked "S. A. PAGANI", reverse illustrating a floating female warrior, a sword in her right hand, above a cluster of Italian flags, engraver marked "MISTRVZZI", inscribed "ADUNATA NAZ PER IL VENTENNALE DELLA VITTORIA" above and "ROMA 4 NOV 1938 XVII" below, 32 mm,