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Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr information


Einsatzmedaille Gefecht
Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr
TypeMilitary Medal
Awarded forActive participation in ground or surface combat or suffering from terrorist or military violence with exposure to a high personal endangerment
DescriptionSpecial class of the German Armed Forces Deployment Medal
Presented bythe Federal Republic of Germany
EligibilitySoldiers of the German armed forces
StatusCurrently awarded
EstablishedNovember 2010
First awarded25 November 2010
Precedence
Next (higher)Gold Cross of Honour for Outstanding Deeds
Next (lower)German Armed Forces Deployment Medal

The Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr (German: Einsatzmedaille Gefecht) is a military decoration awarded by the German Bundeswehr. The medal is awarded for active participation in combat actions or for the suffering from terrorist attacks. It is awarded only once and, if the recipient was killed in action, posthumously.

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