Germany, Heer. A Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54 Anti-Partisan Campaign Commemorative Medal certificate_of_authenticity the reverse inscribed “ACADEMIA ARTIUM

the reverse inscribed “ACADEMIA ARTIUM BOICA BENE MERITO” (Latin - Academic Strength in the Arts)

Inset into the latter is a name tag bearing a typewritten owner’s name of “OBFÄHNR

Medal of Honor Rosette: in light blue and white embroidery

a Bavarian Service Award

embarking Port of Wolfe's Cove

Germany, Heer. A Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54 Anti-Partisan Campaign Commemorative Medal certificate_of_authenticity the reverse inscribed “ACADEMIA ARTIUM(Gebirgs Pionier Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of a silvered zink alloy, topped by an integral loop for suspension, the obverse bearing two raised edelweiss topped by a pennant, circumscribed by inscriptions of GEB. PI. BTL. 54 and UNBANDIG BEINAND!, the reverse bearing a central raised map of the Balkan peninsula, Turkey, and souther Ukraine, with arrows charting the movement of Gebirgs Pionier Bataillon 54 from the Eastern Front (Kuban