Italy - San Marino

Jan. 17, 1978 - Distinguished service medals for Bavarian soldiers. On January 17th, 1978 the Mountain Engineer Battalion 8 in Brannenburg (FRG) got the Recompense al Merito Civile (Distinguished Service medal ) by the Italian Minister for Interior, Francesco Cossiga. He gave the medals to five officers, deputy for their soldiers. In 1976 these soldiers helped in the seismic area of Friaul in Italy, where in that time 1000 human beings lost their lives and 100 villages were destroyed by an earthquake. Four weeks the soldiers helped to resque people and to clear the streets. Photo shows The five officers, who got the decorations deputy for their soldiers. Lieutenant Colonel Sigurd Drossart, Captain Gerhard Schaer, Captain Ernst Gerlach, Captain Arndt Von Wuelfring and Captain Rainer Siwitza. (f.l.t.r)

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1000 Arndt Beings Civile Clear Cossiga Distinguished Earthquake Friaul Gerhard Gerlach Helped Merito Rainer Recompense Seismic Sigurd Villages

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