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-1945The Susa Battalion was historically associated with the Western Alps, often stationed near the Val di Susa and Mount Cenis area.