Tamgha-e-Bahaduron explained

Tamgha-e-Bahaduron
Presenter:Azad Hind
Status:Currently not existent.
Type:Medal
Eligibility:Soldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht.
Awarded For:Soldiers Medal
Firstawarded:Second World War
Lastawarded:Second World War
Total Awarded:Unknown
Total Awarded Posthumously:Unknown
Higher:Shahid-e-Bharat
Lower:None

The Tamgha-e-Bahaduron (Medal of Soldiers) 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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