Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward
Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward (Swedish: Försvarsmaktens belöningsmedalj för internationella insatser, FMintbGMmsv or FMintbSMmsv[I][1]) is a Swedish reward medal established by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1995.
| Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward | |
|---|---|
| Type | Military medal (Decoration) |
| Awarded for | International service |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Sweden |
| Eligibility | Swedish military personnel |
| Motto | FÖR INTERNATIONELLA INSATSER ("FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE") |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | 14 March 1995 |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Last awarded | 2007 |
Ribbon bars (gold and silver) | |
History
The regulations for the Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward (TFG 950003) comes under the Supreme Commander's decision on 14 March 1995 which reads as follows: The medal and a certificate is awarded to individual as a reward for commendable efforts during UN service or other international service:[2]
In 2007, this medal was merged with the Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit (the 1995 medal) and instead the Swedish Armed Forces Medal of Merit was established in 2008.[3]
Criteria
Criteria:[2]
| Type | Criteria | Medal | Ribbon bars |
| Gold medal (FMintbGMmsv) | • Extraordinarily personal courage • Repeated personal courage that meant significant good example • On death in service | ||
| Silver medal (FMintbSMmsv) | • Great personal courage • Meritorious leadership of units in difficult conditions • Other meritorious effort under difficult conditions |
Recipients
- 17 November 1997 - Colonel Ulf Henricsson[4] (awarded on 4 March 1998[5])
- 2001 - Major Jörgen Öberg[6]
Notes
I. ^ Officially called Försvarsmaktens belöningsmedalj med svärd för internationella insatser[1] ("Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward with Swords") but more often called Försvarsmaktens belöningsmedalj för internationella insatser in gold or silver (with swords),[7][6] ("Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal of Reward in gold or silver (with swords)") and sometimes wrongly called Försvarsmaktens medalj för internationella insatser i guld i blått band med svärd i guld ("Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal in Gold with blue ribbon and sword in gold")[4] which is a different medal which does not include swords.
References
- ^ a b Laestadius, Patrik, ed. (2015). Reglemente: uniformsbestämmelser 2015 : Unibest FM 2015 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Swedish Armed Forces. p. 604. SELIBR 19513428.
- ^ a b Holmberg, Lena; Kovács, Helena; Eriksson, Fritz (2007). "Vad krävs av en bra officer i internationell tjänst" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Defence University. p. 18. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Sverige. Veteranutredningen (2008). En svensk veteranpolitik. D. 2, Ansvaret för personalen före, under och efter internationella militära insatser : slutbetänkande från Veteransoldatutredningen. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 2008:91 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritze. pp. 283–284. ISBN 9789138230701. SELIBR 11185770.
- ^ a b Sjöstrand, Carl, ed. (2006). Utlandsstyrkan i fredens tjänst: försvarsmaktens internationella insatser [The International Force in the service of peace: The Swedish Armed Forces' international operations] (in Swedish). Malmö: Arena. p. 227. ISBN 91-7843-225-1.
- ^ . blogg.mittmedia.se. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13.
- ^ a b Haglund, Sven-Åke (2001). "Guldmedalj för stort personligt mod" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (1): 14–16. ISSN 0015-4792. SELIBR 8257600.
- ^ Braunstein, Christian (2007). Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer [Decorations on Swedish military uniforms] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 12 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. p. 73. ISBN 978-91-976220-2-8. SELIBR 10423295.