Italy, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross Of The Spanish Campaign 1936 1939 Newly Listed A Landwehr Long Service Cross A Landwehr Long Service Cross I Class the reverse maker marked with the logo of Paul Meybauer Initial Italian volunteers from the ranks of the fascist militia were eventually joined in Spain by 'volunteers' from the Italian army and air force serving in the Corpo Truppe Volontarie (Corps of Volunteer Troops) The Cross resembles somewhat the Cross for War Merit (Croce al Merito di Guerra) and is often referred to as the ‘Croce al Merito di Guerra per le Operazioni Militari in Spagna’ (Cross for War Merit for the Military Operations in Spain)