Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense information
Award
Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense
Obverse of the medal
Type
Medal of merit
Awarded for
Noteworthy work for the Civil Defense cause
Country
Denmark
Presented by
The Danish Civil Protection League
Eligibility
Any one
Post-nominals
C.F.F.H
Status
Active
Established
9 November 1956
First awarded
17 June 1957
Total
771 (2019)[1][2][3]
Ribbon of the medal
Precedence
Next (higher)
Dansk Røde Kors fortjensttegn
Next (lower)
Reserveofficersforeningen i Danmarks hæderstegn
The Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense (Danish: Beredskabsforbundets Hæderstegn) was instituted in 1956 by King Frederik IX[4] and may be awarded to persons who have done noteworthy deeds for the Civil Defense cause, over a prolonged period of time (minimum 15 years).[5]
The medal is awarded by the President of the Danish Civil Defense Association, Beredskabsforbundet.
^"Recipients before 1999 (Danish)" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
^"Foreign recipients before 1999(Danish)" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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