Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr für Tapferkeit
The Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour
Type
Military decoration
Awarded for
"An act of gallantry in the face of exceptional danger to life and limb whilst demonstrating staying power and serenity in order to fulfill the military mission in an ethically sound way."[1]
Country
Germany
Presented by
Bundeswehr
Status
Currently awarded
Established
13 August 2008[1]
First awarded
1 July 2009[2]
Ribbon bar of the decoration
The Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour (German: Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr für Tapferkeit) is the highest military decoration of the Bundeswehr. It is the highest class of the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour. The decoration is the first combat valour award presented by Germany since World War II.[2]
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^ ab"Germany Awards Military Cross of Courage". spiegel.de/international/. Der Spiegel-Gruppe. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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