Mentioned in dispatches
Mentioned in dispatches and Mentioned in Despatches (free translation English. "Mentioned in the (war) report") is a military award for bravery or otherwise exemplary performance of duty of a soldier, particularly in the UK and the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations is awarded.
term
The term “dispatch” is used in English to designate an official report on military combat operations, which is sent by an army commander to his higher-level service. Corresponding reports by the United Kingdom Armed Forces are published in the London Gazette .
If a subordinate officer, non-commissioned officer or crew rank is mentioned by name in this report because of an act to be particularly emphasized, it is said that he is "mentioned in dispatches". It can be mentioned several times, so Lord Gort was “mentioned in dispatches” nine times.
Award
The soldier who is “mentioned in dispatches” receives no medal or medal. However, he receives a certificate and a silver oak leaf . This is worn on the ribbon of the associated campaign medal. A bronze oak leaf was awarded between 1920 and 1994.
There is no honorary salary or a special form of address associated with the award . The soldier marked accordingly cannot add any post-nominalals to his name .
Comparable awards (selection)
- Mention by name in the Wehrmacht report was considered a comparable award in Germany during World War II .
- The Bundeswehr has formal recognition in the Ministerialblatt of the Federal Ministry of Defense (Section 11 WDO ).
- Porters of the French croix de guerre were given ribbon pads in the form of palm leaves or stars when it was mentioned in the troop reports.
- In the case of the Belgian War Cross , mentions in the troop reports were made recognizable by means of ribbon pads in the form of palm leaves or lion medallions.