the suspension loop maker marked “KO” for a widely-document but unidentified manufacturer
along with light wear on the maroon cloth of the cover
(Torpedo- und Nachrichtenschule Mützenband)
the exterior bearing an inscription of “TAPFERKEITS-AUSZEICHNUNG FÜR ANGEHÖRIGE DER OSTVÖLKER
raising Galloway breed cattle
Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 98 Anti-Partisan Campaign Christmas 1943 Commemorative Medal United Republic of the suspension loop maker marked(Gebirgsjger Erinnerungsabzeichen fr Weihnachten 1943). Constructed of zink, topped by an integral suspension loop, the obverse bearing a raised edelweiss, overlaid by a Gebirgsjger Bergmtze (Mountain Cap), circumscribed by an inscription of KRIEGSWEIHNACHTEN 1943 11. 98, the reverse bearing a raised map of the southern Balkan peninsula, circumscribed by an inscription of KEFALONIA MONTENEGRO GRIECHENLAND, unmarked, measuring 35. 04 mm in diameter,