Bavaria, Kingdom. A Faithful Service In The Bavarian Industrial Association Medal Hold The battalions of the Turkistani

The battalions of the Turkistani Legion formed part of the 162nd Infantry Division and saw much action in Axis-occupied Yugoslavia (especially modern-day Croatia) and Italy

49th Infantry Battalion

with its paws frontward and stacked

maker marked “RZM 52”

RZM Tagged - Oberkameradschaftsführer

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Faithful Service In The Bavarian Industrial Association Medal Hold The battalions of the TurkistaniA circular table medal constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a standing robed laurel crowned woman holding foliage and a sitting robed man holding a pick and a mallet, below is inscribed with EHRE DER ARBEIT (HONOUR OF WORK), the reverse is inscribed with FR LANGJHRIGE TREUE DIENSTE VOM BAYERISCHEN INDUSTRIELLEN VERBAND (FOR LONG SERVANT FAITHFUL SERVICES FROM THE BAVARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION) with a beehive and three bees above encompassed by