Uttam Yudh Seva Medal

Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
	Medal
Type	Military decorations
Awarded for	Wartime distinguished service
Country	India
Presented by	Government of India
	Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
Equivalent	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Next (lower)	Vir Chakra

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]

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

[precedence-1] "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

[Awards_and_Honours-2] "Awards and Honours". indianairforce.nic.in. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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