Albania, Principality. An Order of Skanderbeg, Officer’s Badge, by Cravanzola visually-hidden with the printed signature of

with the printed signature of Secretary of War Robert P

Bittrich was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

the underside stamped in green ink "Klempa" above "BLOCK VI" in handwritten blue ink where the two ends of the armband are sewn together at the rear

with the bottom outer layer of the cross in silver/aluminum threads

the latter consisting of a reinforced brown linen base

Albania, Principality. An Order of Skanderbeg, Officer’s Badge, by Cravanzola visually-hidden with the printed signature ofInstituted December 3, 1925. Multi piece construction, featuring a silver gilt and white enamel five point cross with ball finials and a green enamelled wreath in each quadrant, surmounted by the Crown of Skanderbeg, reverse marked Cravanzola Roma in the center, with a vertical pinback, marked on reverse with an 800 silver mark and silver Italian mark (1934 1944) denoting Turin manufacture on reverse, measuring at 46. 56 mm (w) x 82. 83 mm (h) and