The Wound Medal ( German : Verwundetenmedaille , Hungarian : Sebesültek Érme , Croatian : Ranjenička medalja ) was a decoration of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. It was established on August 12, 1917, by Emperor Karl and was the last medal to be officially founded in the empire.
5-464: A Wound Medal is a medal, usually military, generally given to persons wounded or otherwise invalided as a result of combat action, and may refer to: Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary) Wound Medal (Independent State of Croatia) (1941-1945) Wound Medal (India) Wound Medal (Vietnam) , South Vietnam Desha Putra Sammanaya , Sri Lanka Similar awards with other names [ edit ] Medal for
10-488: The War Wounded , France Wound Badge , Germany, World War I and World War II Wound stripe#British Commonwealth , World War I and World War II Purple Heart , USA Wound stripe#Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , World War I and World War II See also [ edit ] List of wound decorations Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
15-486: The title Wound Medal . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wound_Medal&oldid=1014643789 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wound Medal (Austria-Hungary) The Wound Medal
20-473: Was awarded to service members of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces and to persons attached to the Austro-Hungarian armed forces who were wounded as a result of combat operations. Besides wounded persons, it was also awarded to persons who were disabled or suffered serious damage to their health in connection with military actions. The medal was made of zinc, and measured 38-mm in diameter. The zinc surface
25-461: Was dull gray, but examples with a polished surface often appear. The obverse of the medal featured a bust of Emperor Karl with his name in Latin "CAROLUS" above and a wreath of laurels below. Between the bust and the laurels in smaller letters was the name of the designer of the medal, R.(Richard) PLACHT, 1880 Kratzau - 1962 Vienna. The reverse featured the words LAESO MILITI ("to the wounded soldier") and
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