Tamgha-e-Bahaduron
Military decoration awarded by the Azad Hind Government
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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.
TypeMedal
Awarded forSoldiers Medal
Presented byAzad Hind
EligibilitySoldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht.
| Tamgha-e-Bahaduron | |
|---|---|
 The Tamgha-e-Bahaduron medal. | |
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | Soldiers Medal |
| Presented by | Azad Hind |
| Eligibility | Soldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht. |
| Status | Currently not existent. |
| First award | Second World War |
| Final award | Second World War |
| Total | Unknown |
| Total awarded posthumously | Unknown |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Shahid-e-Bharat |
| Next (lower) | None |
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