Orig. Feather Hat Plume 7th Art. Reg. 44th Inf. Cremona Italy Ridabock & Co NY

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Conflict:WW II (1939-45)

This item is hand marked on the tube as NEW from the 7th “Cremonin” Regiment, which was a field artillery unit in the 44th Infantry Division Italy during WW2. After the armistice it fought on the allied side against Germans and partisan Italians. Although listed as such, I would guess that this plume was likely used for many other applications and dress uniforms of other similar regiments. There is a stamp on the tube from Ridabock & Co., 420 Madison Avenue, New York 17, NY. The Ridabock company was a uniform company since 1847 that moved to this Madison Avenue location in January of 1944. “In 1926 the brigade received the 88th Infantry Regiment “Friuli” and became the infantry component of the 20th Infantry Division “Curtatone and Montanara”. The same year the brigade was renamed as XX Infantry Brigade. On 24 August 1939 the 20th Infantry Division “Curtatone and Montanara” was split into the 20th Infantry Division “Friuli” and the 44th Infantry Division “Cremona”. The Cremona consisted of the 21st and 22nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Artillery Regiment and the XC CCNN Battalion “Pisa”. In June 1940, the division was mobilized and took part in the Italian invasion of France as a part of the Italian XV Army Corps, but due to the quick German victory in the Battle of France the division was not involved in any operations before the French surrender. Afterwards the division was based as garrison unit on Sardinia. When Italy and Germany occupied Vichy France in Operation “Anton” after the Allied landings in French North Africa the division was ferried to Southern Corsica on 8 November 1942 to occupy the island, while the 20th Infantry Division “Friuli” occupied Northern Corsica. After the armistice between Italy and the Allies on 3 September 1943 the division in conjunction with the 20th Infantry Division “Friuli” and French Partisans engaged in heavy combat with the German Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS and 90th Panzergrenadier Division and the Italian XII Parachute Battalion of the 184th Parachute Regiment of the 184th Paratroopers Division “Nembo”, which came from Sardinia and retreated through Corsica towards the harbor of Bastia in the island’s north. On 13 September elements of the Free French 4th Moroccan Mountain Division landed in Ajaccio to support the Italian efforts to stop the 30,000 retreating German troops. But during the night of 3 to 4 October the last German units were evacuated from Bastia leaving behind 700 dead and 350 POWs. After the end of operations on Corsica the division was sent as to Sardinia where the 90th CCNN Legion was renamed as 321st Infantry Regiment “Cremona”. In September 1944 the division was reduced to two infantry (21st, 22nd) and one artillery regiment (7th), armed with British weapons and materiel and renamed as Combat Group “Cremona”. The “Cremona” Group entered the front on 12 January 1945 as part of the British V Corps. When allied forces achieved a major breakthrough during the Spring offensive in 1945 the Cremona advanced towards Venice and liberated it on 30 April 1945.” Measures 13 by 3 1/2 Box J 3302021Weight 5 oz

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