Patriot's Certificate

The award for Patriots was an award for partisans of the Italian Resistance, after the Second World War. The instrument is also known as patent Alexander. The name is on Field Marshal Harold Alexander, the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Italy due. For the first time this award was given to the partisans Nello Lacchini, of 26 August 1944 during a visit to Italy saved the life of the Marshal and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

The recipients of the certificate counted as General Raffaele Cadorna the Younger, ( son of Marshal Luigi Cadorna ), one of the commanders of the Italian resistance movement against the German occupation in northern Italy after 1943.

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On behalf of the governments and peoples of the United Nations, we thank [NAME ] that he fought the enemy on the battlefield in the ranks of the partisans and in the service of the homeland. He carried the weapon for freedom and acted in open combat and sabotage. With their courage, the Italian patriots have contributed not only to the liberation of Italy, but of all people. In the newly established State of Italy is this support of the award, which has been fighting for the honor and freedom, met with great consideration. H.R. Alexander, Field Marshal, Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean area.