Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle

Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle
Awarded by Sweden
Country Sweden
Type Military medal (Decoration)
Eligibility Military personnel
Awarded for Swedish Armed Forces personnel wounded directly or indirectly as a result of battle during international mission[1]
Status Currently awarded
Description Medal in gold and silver, on the obverse a broken sword surrounded by a laurel wreath and the Swedish Three Crowns, on the reverse the motto. It's worn with a red-black ribbon where the red symbolizes the blood and the black mourning.[2]
Motto "With lives at stake"
and "For Sweden"
Statistics
Established 25 March 2011
Last awarded 29 May 2016 (Veterans Day)
Total awarded 72 (29 May 2016)



Ribbons

Swedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in Battle (Swedish: Försvarsmaktens medalj för sårade i strid, FMGMsis) is a Swedish is a reward medal instituted by the Swedish Armed Forces and is awarded to Swedish Armed Forces personnel wounded directly or indirectly as a result of battle during international mission.

History

The medal was instituted by the government decision 20 FÖ2010/1074/MFI on 25 March 2011 and was developed by the Swedish Armed Forces in collaboration with the Kungl. Maj:ts orden and the National Swedish Museums of Military History (Statens försvarshistoriska museer) with its Board of Military Traditions (Försvarets traditionsnämnd).[1]

Appearance

The medal is available in gold and silver and is worn in with ribbon where the red symbolizes the blood and the black mourning. The silver medal is awarded to Swedish Armed Forces personnel wounded in action. The gold medal can be posthumously awarded to those who had been killed in action. On the medal is a laurel wreath and the text "With live at stake" (Med livet som insats) and "For Sweden" (För Sverige) and the name of the person who receives it.[2]

Presenting

The medal may be awarded to a person outside of the Swedish Armed Forces organization. For someone to be awarded the medal, the person in question needs to belong to the Swedish Armed Forces (eg, having a position in the unit that is conducting the operation) or be under the command of someone belonging to the Swedish Armed Forces. With the latter, for example, means a person who represents an authority or a civil organization and that at the time of the injury participated, collaborated with, supported or was protected by the Swedish Armed Forces' operations.[1]

Recipients

In silver

Veterans Day 29 May 2011

Veterans Day 29 May 2012

Sweden's National Day 6 June 2012

Veterans Day 29 May 2013

Veterans Day 29 May 2014

Veterans Day 29 May 2015

Veterans Day 29 May 2016

In gold

References

  1. 1 2 3 Göransson, Sverker; Strid, Olle (25 March 2011). "Beslut om Försvarsmaktens medalj för sårade i strid" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Veteraner hedrade med ceremoni" [Veterans honored with ceremony] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Program Veterandagen 2012" [Veterans Day Programme 2012] (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 [http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/upload/Program_Nationaldagen_A5_uppslag_TRYCK[1].pdf "Program" [Programme]] (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Langlet, Eva (2013). "Invigning och medaljer på årets veterandag" [Inauguration and medals at this year's Veterans Day] (PDF). Officerstidningen (in Swedish). Stockholm: Officerarnas riksförbund (4): 10. LIBRIS 3614713. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-27.
  6. 1 2 "Program Veterandagen 29 maj 2014" [Veterans Day Programme 29 May 2014] (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Veterandagen Medaljörer 29 maj 2015" [Veterans Day Medalists May 29, 2015] (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Program Veterandagen" [Veterans Day Programme] (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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