WW2 original ALLIED FORCES HQ ,April 1945 ,"Special Order of the Day"from F.M. Alexander,Supreme Allied Commander,Mediterranean Theatre, 'Soldiers ,Sailors & Airmen,Victory is near,The moment has come for us to take the field "You must be prepared for a hard and bitter fight" Forward then into battle with confidence,The totally wounded beast can still be dangerous.etc" This is an ORIGINAL and similar to that put out by General Eisenhower before D-Day. "Solders ,Sailors and Airman of the Allied Expeditionary force"etc

The came in a box of medals to a soldier of the MEF, It had been folded to fit the box and unfortunately its owner used cello tape to strengthen the creases which had been on many years,Most has been carefully removed but this has stained the message.Still a rare Order of the day for the final battle.