Italy. An Extremely Rare Medal Of Decima Flottiglia Mas (Italian Commando Frogman Unit) Auction 46mm x 53mm

46mm x 53mm

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

very fine quality with excellent details and fine enamels

both bronze

Italy. An Extremely Rare Medal Of Decima Flottiglia Mas (Italian Commando Frogman Unit) Auction 46mm x 53mmA 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