The Battalion was raised in Brant County
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action on 22 September 1943
on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath
illustrating the Royal Bulgarian crown and inscribed in cyrillic script in black ink
measuring 28 mm in width
Germany, KrGermany, Kriegsmarine. A U-Boat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Schweriniegsmarine. A U-Boat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Schwerin visually-hidden The Battalion was raised in(U Boot Frontspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a pair of crossed swords, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, and flanked on each side by six oak leaves, the reverse with an integral hinge and fluted horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked