The German Armed Forces Deployment Medal () is a decoration of the

Bundeswehr The (, ''Federal Defence'') are the armed forces of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part consists of the four armed forces: Germ ...

, the armed forces of the

Federal Republic of Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 84 ...

. The decoration is awarded for military service in a designated military campaign. It is awarded to all German soldiers regardless of rank. It is also the only type of German campaign medal awarded, the only difference is the campaign bar worn on the medal and ribbon.

Grades

The decoration has three grades. The grade is awarded without consideration of rank but by the time a served in the designated campaign area: * Bronze for 30 days in theatre. * Silver is for 360 days in theatre. * Gold for 690 days in theatre. In November 2010,

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, the German

minister of defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

, introduced a special grade: the

Gefechtsmedaille der Bundeswehr The Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr () is a Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces, military decoration awarded by the German Bundeswehr. The medal is awarded for active participation in combat actions or for the suffering from t ...

(Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr). The medal has been awarded for 56 different operations or missions since its establishment.

Design

The medal is round, on its center is displayed the

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surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, the reverse side is plain. The combat version differs slightly from standard grades in that the medal is always golden with a black and red rim and a black eagle. The ribbon has two black stripes on the edges with two red stripes beside it and two golden stripes on the in side with another bold red stripe in the middle, the ribbon bar has the campaign bar attached to it.

Campaign Bars

The medal is issued with a clasp denoting foreign the operation recognized by the medal. Like the medal the clasp is either, bronze, silver or gold:

References

{{Reflist Military awards and decorations of Germany (Bundeswehr) German campaign medals Awards established in 1996 1996 establishments in Germany

Grades

Design

Campaign Bars

See also

References