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Uttam Yudh Seva Medal

Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Medal
TypeMilitary decorations
Awarded forWartime distinguished service
Country India
Presented byGovernment of India
Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher) Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak[1]
Equivalent Ati Vishisht Seva Medal[1]
Next (lower) Vir Chakra[1]

Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM; Great War Service Medal) is one of India's military decorations for Wartime Distinguished Service. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished services in an operational context. "Operational context" includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities. The award is a wartime equivalent of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, which is a Peacetime Distinguished Service decoration. Uttam Yudh Seva Medal may be awarded posthumously.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Awards and Honours". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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