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vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Decorations of Honour of the Bundeswehr<br /><i>Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BWEhrenkreuzGold.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BWEhrenkreuzGold.jpg/200px-BWEhrenkreuzGold.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="372" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/BWEhrenkreuzGold.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="558" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Gold Cross of Honour, for exemplary and meritorious service</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Military Medal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Valor or meritorious service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Description</th><td class="infobox-data">Comes in five classes: gold with clasp for bravery. Gold, silver, bronze crosses & bronze medal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Federal Republic of Germany</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Soldiers of the German armed forces and of allied nations, civilians who rendered outstanding services to the German armed forces</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">October 29, 1980 and October 10, 2008</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/about-bundeswehr/identity-of-the-bundeswehr/bundeswehr-decorations-awards/badge-of-honour-bundeswehr">https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/about-bundeswehr/identity-of-the-bundeswehr/bundeswehr-decorations-awards/badge-of-honour-bundeswehr</a> <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505680?uselang=en#P856" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Decorations of Honour of the Bundeswehr</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Ehrenzeichen der Bundeswehr</i>) are a series of military decorations of the <a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a>, the armed forces of the <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Federal Republic of Germany</a>. These honours and awards were introduced in 1980 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Bundeswehr by then <a href="/wiki/Federal_Minister_of_Defence_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Minister of Defence (Germany)">Minister of Defence</a> <a href="/wiki/Hans_Apel" title="Hans Apel">Hans Apel</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and subsequently approved by <a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">President of the Federal Republic</a> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Carstens" title="Karl Carstens">Karl Carstens</a>. </p><p>The first awards were made on November 6, 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, the decorations were updated and received three grades exclusively reserved for heroic deeds. The new awards were the result of a <a href="/wiki/Petition" title="Petition">petition</a> by German citizens to restore the order of the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Cross" title="Iron Cross">Iron Cross</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Award">Award</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The decoration is awarded by the Federal Minister of Defence as a "visible commendation for loyal service and exemplary execution of duties". The minister is usually represented by the commanding officer of the awarded soldier (ranked battalion commander or higher). Those awards made for outstanding achievements or heroic deeds, Honour Cross for Bravery (silver or golden), may be presented to the honoured soldier directly by the minister or even by the head of government. On July 6 2009, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Chancellor_(Germany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Chancellor (Germany)">Chancellor</a> <a href="/wiki/Angela_Merkel" title="Angela Merkel">Angela Merkel</a> awarded the highest grade of the <i>Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr</i> (Cross of Honour) to four troopers for "valor beyond the call of duty" performed in Afghanistan on October 20, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Receiving one grade of the award is not a requirement for receipt of the next higher one. If earned, all grades of the award may be worn at the same time. The regular grades of the award for meritorious service may only be awarded after a certain time was served. In special cases they may be awarded prior to that. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Grades">Grades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Grades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The badge of honour comes in seven grades:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i>Ehrenmedaille der Bundeswehr</i> (Medal of Honour), for exemplary service and meritorious service over 7 months or exemplary achievements</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i>Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Bronze</i> (Bronze Cross of Honour), for exemplary and meritious service over 5 years or exemplary achievements</li> <li><ol type="a"><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Silver_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i>Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Silber</i> (Silver Cross of Honour), for exemplary and meritious service over 10 years or exemplary achievements</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i>Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Silber in besonderer Ausführung</i> (Silver Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds), for outstanding deeds and extraordinary achievements</li></ol></li> <li><ol type="a"><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i>Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold</i> (Gold Cross of Honour), for exemplary and meritorious service over 20 years or exemplary achievements</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i>Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold in besonderer Ausführung</i> (Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds), for outstanding deeds at the risk of one's life</li></ol></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/60px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/120px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <i><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour" title="Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour">Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr für Tapferkeit</a></i> (Cross of Honour for Bravery), for valor beyond the call of duty</li></ol> <p>The Decorations of Honour are awarded with a black-red-golden ribbon and a certificate of commendation. They are worn in full display on the day of the award or on special occasions. On regular duty they are worn as a ribbon bar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Honour Medal is round, shows a <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Germany" title="Coat of arms of Germany">German eagle</a> on a Cross pattée surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves. On the reverse it reads <i>FÜR BESONDERE VERDIENSTE BUNDESWEHR</i> (For exceptional merits — Bundeswehr).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is an oak leaf above the word Bundeswehr and that side is also surrounded by an oak leaves wreath. </p><p>The four higher grades are in the shape of a cross and in the center is the round design of the lowest medal, the reverse reads "For Service". </p><p>The ribbon is black with two red stripes beside it and golden stripes on the edges as the colors of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Germany" title="Flag of Germany">German flag</a>, the ribbon bar has a small clasp of the decoration grade attached to it. </p><p>The new grades of the Silver Cross of Honour and the Gold Cross of Honour have a red edge (also as a miniature on the ribbon bar). The design of the Gold Cross of Honour and the Cross of Honour for Bravery is the same, however latter has a cluster of double-sided oak leaves attached to it. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Honour Medal </th> <th>Cross of Honour<br />in bronze </th> <th>Cross of Honour<br />in silver </th> <th>Cross of Honour<br />in silver for<br />Outstanding Deeds </th> <th>Cross of Honour<br />in gold </th> <th>Cross of Honour<br />in gold for<br />Outstanding Deeds </th> <th>Cross of Honour<br />for Valour </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg/135px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg/180px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg/135px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bronze_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg/135px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg/180px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Silver_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg/135px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg/180px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg/135px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg/180px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Red_Gold_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/90px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/135px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/180px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="For_meritorious_service">For meritorious service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: For meritorious service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Decorations for meritorious service have been awarded since 1980 and are not rare. However, only 30 awards - of which 14 have been to foreign service members - have been bestowed upon soldiers for outstanding achievements and conspicuous gallantry so far. The recipients were: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour">Cross of Honour for Valour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cross of Honour for Valour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg/220px-Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="366" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg/330px-Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg/440px-Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1168" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour" title="Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour">Cross of Honour for Valour</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour" title="Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour">Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour</a></div> <p>for <b>bravery in a life-threatening situation</b> on October 20, 2008 </p> <ul><li>Sergeant 1st Class Jan BERGES, Paratrooper Battalion 263, German Army</li> <li>Sergeant 1st Class Alexander DIETZEN, Paratrooper Battalion 263, German Army</li> <li>Sergeant 1st Class Henry LUKÀCS, Paratrooper Battalion 263, German Army</li> <li>Staff Sergeant Markus GEIST, Paratrooper Battalion 263, German Army</li></ul> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Suicide_bomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide bomber">suicide bomber</a> attacked a German patrol in <a href="/wiki/Kunduz" title="Kunduz">Kunduz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">North Afghanistan</a> on October 20, 2008. The <a href="/wiki/Mungo_ESK" title="Mungo ESK">Mungo</a> infantry carrier the Germans had travelled in caught fire and large quantities of ammunition exploded. A German soldier and five Afghan children were immediately killed by the blast. Three other troopers and a child were seriously injured. Sergeants Berges, Dietzen, Lukács, and Geist rushed to their aid and were eventually able to rescue two German soldiers and one child at the risk of their lives. They also rescued another soldier who had suffered mortal wounds and was trapped inside the destroyed vehicle.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>for <b>conspicuous gallantry in combat</b> on June 4, 2009 </p> <ul><li>Sergeant 1st Class Daniel SEIBERT, Mechanized Infantry Battalion 212, German Army</li> <li>Sergeant 1st Class Jan HECHT, Mechanized Infantry Battalion 391, German Army</li></ul> <p>Seibert, a squad leader, and Hecht, a platoon leader, led their platoon to the rescue of a small reconnaissance team surrounded by an overwhelming insurgent force near Basoz, Afghanistan on June 4, 2009. The combined forces - still greatly outnumbered - managed to fend off the attackers in a fight that partly developed into a close quarters combat.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scores of insurgents were killed but thanks to Seibert's and Hecht's leadership, the Germans suffered no casualties. </p><p>for <b>conspicuous gallantry in combat</b> on June 7, 2009 </p> <ul><li>Staff Sergeant Steffen KNOSKA, Air Assault Regiment 1, German Army</li></ul> <p>Knoska, a squad leader, led his soldiers during a firefight with insurgents when a German trooper was seriously injured near Kunduz, Afghanistan on June 7, 2009. Knoska charged into incoming fire to rescue the immobilised and helpless soldier, and did not even give in when a bullet hit his helmet.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>for <b>conspicuous gallantry in combat</b> on April 2, 2010 during the <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Battle" title="Good Friday Battle">Good Friday Battle</a> </p> <ul><li>Sergeant 1st Class Mario KUNERT, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army</li> <li>Sergeant 1st Class Philipp Oliver PORDZIK, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army</li> <li>Sergeant 1st Class Ralf RÖNCKENDORF, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army</li> <li>Corporal Maik MUTSCHKE, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army</li> <li>Corporal Robert HARTERT, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army (posthumous)</li> <li>Private First Class Martin AUGUSTYNIAK, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army (posthumous)</li></ul> <p>On April 2, 2010, a parachute infantry platoon of 32 men was ambushed during an IED sweep in Chardara's Isa Khel neighbourhood and surrounded by thrice as many hostiles. Cut off from reinforcements, the troops fought for their lives for nine hours with the platoon basically ending up incapacitated. The honoured soldiers distinguished themselves by showing great courage and self-abandonment according to the citation.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>for conspicuous gallantry in combat </b>on April 15, 2010 </p> <ul><li>Captain Jakob KLÖTZNER</li></ul> <p>In the course of Operation Taohid II, an <a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">ISAF</a> offensive against insurgent forces in <a href="/wiki/Baghlan_Province" title="Baghlan Province">Baghlan</a> province, a German <a href="/wiki/Mowag_Eagle" title="Mowag Eagle">Mowag Eagle</a> armored vehicle was hit by an IED. Three soldiers were killed and five other wounded. Captain Klötzner gathered his troops and commanded the rescue under enemy fire, bringing back the injured soldiers to safety.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>for <b>conspicuous gallantry in combat</b> on October 7, 2010 </p> <ul><li>Lieutenant Colonel Jared SEMBRITZKI</li></ul> <p>Sembritzki, a battalion commander, led his troops during an insurgent assault on a combat outpost near Shahabuddin, Afghanistan while under massive fire on October 7, 2010. His actions, described as particularly dauntless and courageous, were crucial to keeping control of the outpost and averting a possible threat to coalition efforts in the entire province.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gold_Cross_of_Honour_for_Outstanding_Deeds">Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>for <b>exemplary fulfillment of the soldier's duty</b> on June 13, 1999 </p> <ul><li>Lieutenant David Ferk<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg/220px-MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg/330px-MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg/440px-MEDEVAC_crewmen_are_awarded_the_German_Gold_Cross.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="680" /></a><figcaption>Award ceremony for 14 Gold Crosses of Honour for Outstanding Deeds on April 2, 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>for<b> valor in combat</b> on April 2, 2010 during the <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Battle" title="Good Friday Battle">Good Friday Battle</a> </p> <ul><li>Captain Robert McDONOUGH, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></li> <li>Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven HUSTED, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason LaCROSSE, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Chief Warrant Officer 3 Nelson VISAYA, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason BROWN, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sean JOHNSON, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric WELLS, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Staff Sergeant Travis BROWN, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Sergeant William EBEL, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Sergeant Antonio GATTIS, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Sergeant Steven SHUMAKER, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Sergeant Matthew BAKER, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Sergeant Todd MARCHESE, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li> <li>Sergeant Gregory MARTINEZ, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, United States Army</li></ul> <p>The U.S. MEDEVAC crewmen were honoured with the Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds for risking their lives to come to the rescue of German soldiers, who were ambushed by as many as 200 Taliban fighters during a patrol north of the city of Kunduz on April 2. Their reluctance to abandon the Germans had a great impact upon the result of the battle; of 11 German troops seriously wounded in action that day, only three succumbed to their wounds.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>for <b>valor in combat</b> on April 2, 2010 </p> <ul><li>Sergeant 1st Class Nils BRUNS, Paratrooper Battalion 373, German Army (posthumous)</li></ul> <p>On April 2, 2010, a parachute infantry platoon of 32 men was ambushed during an IED sweep in Chardara's Isa Khel neighbourhood and surrounded by thrice as many hostiles. Cut off from reinforcements, the troops fought for their lives for nine hours with the platoon basically ending up incapacitated. Bruns was killed in combat when he rushed to the aid of a severely wounded soldier. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>for <b>great civil courage</b> on September 21, 2010 </p> <ul><li>Recruit Roman WINS, Naval Infantry Battalion, <a href="/wiki/Eckernf%C3%B6rde" title="Eckernförde">Eckernförde</a></li></ul> <p>Wins (a conscript doing his military service) was travelling on a commuter bus in <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a> when a man attacked the bus driver with a knife and injured her severely. Wins went to the driver's rescue together with another passenger. When the attacker fled Wins followed and overwhelmed him. For his courage Wins was awarded the Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Silver_Cross_of_Honour_for_Outstanding_Deeds">Silver Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Silver Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>for <b>great civil courage</b> on April 6, 2010 </p> <ul><li>Private 1st Class Martin SCHLAFLECHNER, Armoured Troops School, German Army</li></ul> <p>The trooper was off-duty when he witnessed a brawl. He stepped in, held the brawlers off each other, and handed them over to the police, by doing so ending a confrontation which could have come to a more serious end. For his courage, he was honoured with the Silver Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>for <b>great civil courage</b> on September 12, 2001 </p> <ul><li>Specialist Kenneth CRAFT, 132nd Engineer BN, <a href="/wiki/California_Army_National_Guard" title="California Army National Guard">California Army National Guard</a></li></ul> <p>On September 12, 2001, the soldier was part of an exchange program with German and National Guard soldiers when he was the initial medical response person to a near fatal stabbing to a civilian contractor by German military personnel. The assailants were still in the building where he was performing advance medical care. Had he not been there, the end could have been more serious. He is acknowledged to be the first United States Army Soldier to have been awarded the Silver Cross of Honour. </p><p>for an outstanding contribution to international partnership and cooperation </p> <ul><li>Col. David E. Shank, commander, <a href="/wiki/10th_Army_Air_and_Missile_Defense_Command" title="10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command">10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command</a></li></ul> <p>Under Shank’s leadership, NATO-integrated air and missile defense within Germany and Europe were strengthened, culminating in a combined exercise. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_German_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces">Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_Action_Medal_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr">Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the Federal Republic of Germany">Orders, decorations, and medals of the Federal Republic of Germany</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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issued 29.10.1980)</a> <span class="languageicon">(in German)</span>, from the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Justice_(Germany)" title="Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)">Federal Ministry of Justice</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.direktzurkanzlerin.de/antwort-2988.html">Reply to "introduce a bravery award for Bundeswehr soldiers"</a> <span class="languageicon">(in German)</span>, from direktzurkanzlerin.de (the <a href="/wiki/German_Chancellery" class="mw-redirect" title="German Chancellery">German Chancellery</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation 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