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Medal of Devotion for National Defense

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Type
  
Military Medal

Grades
  
3

Status
  
Active

Medal of Devotion for National Defense

Eligibility
  
Martyrs, Killed/Injured Military Workers (in respective order)

Awarded for
  
Martyrdom, death or injury in the line of duty

Sovereign
  
President of the People's Republic of China

The Medal of Devotion for National Defense (Chinese: 献身国防纪念章) is a military decoration awarded by the Central Military Commission of China, first amended on May 4th 2010, then established on August 1st 2011. It is divided into three levels.

Criteria

The medal is awarded to military officers, civilian cadres and soldiers, posthumously to martyrs and those killed in the line of duty, and awarded to those disabled by injuries received in line of duty.

  • Martyrs are awarded with posthumous golden medals,
  • A person who dies in line of duty is awarded with a posthumous silver medal,
  • A person who is disabled by injuries received in line of duty is awarded with a bronze medal.

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