Germany, Heer. A 1942/43 Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54 Caucasus Campaign Commemorative Medal Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic encircled by a beaded gilt

encircled by a beaded gilt ring

He returned to Nebraska in October 1941

measures 22 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)

those circumstances notwithstanding

Germany, Heer. A 1942/43 Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 54 Caucasus Campaign Commemorative Medal Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic encircled by a beaded gilt(Gebirgs Pionier Bataillon 54 Kaukasuseinstze Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension from an original leather cord, the obverse bearing a central raised pennant flanked by edelweiss, circumscribed by inscriptions of JETZT ERST RECHT! (NOW MORE THAN EVER!) and GEB. PI. BTL. 54, the reverse bearing a central raised mountainscape, overlaid by dates 1942 43, topped by an inscription of KAUKASUS, and situated above an