Did the Croatian MVSN Legion which served with the Italian 8th Army have any kind of unit badges exept the HVRATSKA armshield, like the Wehrmacht Croatian Legion had the linden leaf badge.
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The Italian-Croatian Legion
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Light transport zdrug
Light transport zdrug was left Zagreb on december, 15.1941. ( with 45 co, 70 nco and 1100 domobran). After training in Riva del Garda in Italy on marth,26. 1942 go to Russia. Zdrug is part of Italian 3.fast division "Principo Amadeo duca D"Aosta". After 6 mounths of fiercy battle on soviet front rest of units capitulated with other italian units to Soviet army.
Sone members who survive soviet prisoners camp pick up from delegations of Yugoslav army in 1944 and come back to Yugoslavia and Croatia as the members of unit form in Soviet union ( 2nd tank brigade and Yugoslavian infantry brigade).
Members of Zdrug is dressed in domobran uniforms with Italian hats. Instead Savoia star on collar thay had small metal fashio.On left side of coat they have wear metal shields on picture 1. In Soviet union complete Zdrug is dressed in full italian uniform.
Sone members who survive soviet prisoners camp pick up from delegations of Yugoslav army in 1944 and come back to Yugoslavia and Croatia as the members of unit form in Soviet union ( 2nd tank brigade and Yugoslavian infantry brigade).
Members of Zdrug is dressed in domobran uniforms with Italian hats. Instead Savoia star on collar thay had small metal fashio.On left side of coat they have wear metal shields on picture 1. In Soviet union complete Zdrug is dressed in full italian uniform.