Type Medal First awarded Second World War | Awarded for Soldiers Medal Last awarded Second World War | |
Eligibility Soldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht. Status Currently not existent. |
The Tamgha-e-Bahaduro (Soldiers Medal) was a military decoration awarded by the Azad Hind Government. First instituted by Subhas Chandra Bose in Germany, it was later also awarded to troops of the Indian National Army in South East Asia. The award could be conferred with swords for valour in combat, and without swords for non-combat awards.
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