Fifth Army White Back Patch Cut Edge Vintage Italy Europe Mark Clark for Sale

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Fifth Army White Back Patch Cut Edge Vintage Italy Europe Mark Clark For Sale

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Fifth Army White Back Patch Cut Edge Vintage Italy Europe Mark Clark:
$3.00

The Patch: This sale is for 1 Cut Edge Vintage Fifth Army patch with a white back. This patch is in good condition. iIt appears to be a post war make. This patch does not glow under the UV light and is guaranteed to be authentic.

The History: The Fifth Army was activated on December 12th, 1942 withLt. General Mark Clark as its commander at Oujda, Morocco.Its first combat role was in Operation Avalanche, the invasion of Italy in the Gulf of Salerno(September 9th, 1943). This was the beginning of a long fight up the Italian Peninsula. They took Naples in October and broke through the Gustav Line andcaptured Romeon June 4th, 1944. They continued to push north to the Armo River,broke through the Gothic Line and across the Appenines Mountains.They made a final push up the Po River Valler before Germany surrendered. As aside note, the shape of the 6860th Headquarters Detachment (T-Force) was takenfrom the Fifth Army Patch.