Wound Medal (Independent State of Croatia)
Wound Medal (Croatian: Ranjenička kolajna) is established "in honor of those who, as homeland defenders, were wounded or injured during combat with the enemy". A golden wound medal was rewarded to those who had 61% (or more) of physical disability and killed, until iron wound medal was rewarded to those who had to 60% of physical disability. The number of injuries was marked with one, two or three blue stripes, and for those who had more than three injuries, oak leaves were awarded.
Wound Medal
Sources
- Hrvatska odlikovanja (Croatian decorations) (mr. sc. Stjepan Adanić, general-major Krešimir Kašpar, prof. Boris Prister, prof. Ivan Ružič)
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