Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
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The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a military award of the United Kingdom which can be given to persons in the Royal Navy , the British Merchant Navy and to persons of the Commonwealth who have made service in naval warfare . Since the Distinguished Service Cross is only awarded in connection with naval warfare, the Army (with the Military Cross ) and the Air Force (with the Distinguished Flying Cross ) have their own decorations for bravery.
The award was donated as the Conspicuous Service Cross in 1901 and renamed the Distinguished Service Cross in 1914 . It could be awarded to any officer up to the rank of Lieutenant Commander . From 1931 she was also awarded to officers in the merchant navy. From 1940 it could be awarded to all officers (including the Royal Air Force and British Army ) who were on duty on a British ship. It has been awarded to all ranks since 1993; the previous Distinguished Service Medal for lower ranks is no longer awarded.
The medal winners are entitled to put the letters "DSC" (so-called post-nominal ) after their name . People who have received the award a second time will receive a Distinguished Service Cross clasp, which is worn on the ribbon.
During the First World War , the Distinguished Service Cross was awarded 1,933 times. However, no more than 100 awards have been given since 1945.
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- Shape: cross with curved arms
- Material: silver
- Dimensions: 41 millimeters in height, 35 millimeters in width
- Properties: In the middle are the initials of the currently ruling monarch in a raised circle, above a crown
The name of the wearer and the date of the award are noted on the back.
- Ribbon: three stripes of equal width, navy blue - white - navy blue
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literature
- Paul Ohm Hieronymussen: Handbook of European orders in colors . Universitas Verlag, Berlin 1966.