This badge was brought-back to New Zealand as a souvenir from The Battle For Monte Cassino in WW2 by a Kiwi ANZAC. The New Zealand Troops had fought alongside the Polish troops to defeat the German Paratroopers holding Monte Casino.
After the battle the Kiwi troops exchanged badges with their Polish allies and celebrated their victory over the Fallschirmjäger. The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle for Cassino) was a costly series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces during the Italian Campaign ...