Shahid-e-Bharat explained

Shahid-e-Bharat
Presenter:Azad Hind
Status:Currently not existent.
Type:Medal
Eligibility:Soldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht.
Awarded For:The Fallen
Firstawarded:Second World War
Lastawarded:Second World War
Total Awarded:Unknown
Total Awarded Posthumously:Unknown
Higher:Vir-e-Hind
Lower:Tamgha-e-Bahaduron

The Shahid-e-Bharat (Martyr of India) was a military decoration awarded by the Azad Hind Government to honour the fallen. It was awarded in gold or in silver.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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