WW1 ITALIAN NAVY DESTROYER R. ” AUDACE ” SERVICE MEDAL (OCCUPATION of TRIESTE). ” AUDACE ” SERVICE MEDAL (OCCUPATION of TRIESTE NOVEMBER 3,1918). III NOVEMBER (NOVEMBER 3). During World War 1 on November 3, 1918, Italian troops entered Trieste, marking the city’s liberation from Austro-Hungarian rule following the victorious Battle of Vittorio Veneto, effectively ending the war on the Italian front in World War I; this day is significant because it signified the annexation of Trieste into the Kingdom of Italy, with the arrival of the first Italian vessel, the destroyer R. , at the port of Trieste. DEORSUM NUMQUAM = (NEVER DOWN). DIMENSIONS : HEIGHT 3/4″ x WIDTH 11/16″ x THICKNESS 1/8. SILVER MEDAL WITH BLUE AND WHITE ENAMEL.