Italian Battaglione Alpini “Susa” mountain Infantry, beret /breast badge.

Mint condition white metal badge made by Lorioli Fratelli, Milan.
Interesting elite Alpini mountain troops badge.
The Battaglione Alpini “Susa” .
It drew its name from Susa, a historic town in the Piedmont Alps, near Turin.
They specialise in mountain combat, reconnaissance, and border defence.
NATO and peacekeeping missions post-1945

The Susa Battalion was historically associated with the Western Alps, often stationed near the Val di Susa and Mount Cenis area.

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