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The C Edal Collector' The c edal Collector’ OFFICIAL PUBLICATIOEI OF THE ORDERS AND MEDALS SOCIETY OF AMERICA PRESIDENT Col. RolIe R. Holbrook, Coral Gables, Florida VOL. 13 FEBRUARY 1962 NO. 2 AWARDS OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT "AZAD HIND" THE GRAND STAR WITH 8WORDS WITH THE TITLE II SHER-I-HIND II OR It TIGER OF INDIA II AWARDS e:: THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT "AZAD HIND== 1= COUNTRY -- PRovISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF FREE INDIA ("AZAD HINDfl) ~e NA~E - ORDERS AND MEDALS OF AZAD HIND FOUNDED BY SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE ~o WHERE ’ GERMANY ~.~i HISTORY OF COUNTRY -- SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSEt A LONG--TIME RADICAL AGI- TATOR FOR INDIAN INDEPENDENCE= DURING WORLD WAR 11 MADE HIS WAY ILL- EGALLY AND AT GREAT PERSONAL RISK TO GERMANY AND THEN TO ~APANESE - OCCUPIED SOUTH--EAST ASIA, HE WAS ASSISTED BY THE GERMANS AND ~APANESE IN FORMING THE EXILE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF FREE INDIAm WHICH ON 24 OCT, 1943 DECLARED WAR ON GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES, IN BOTH EUROPE AND ASIA= BOSE ORGANIZED MILITARY FORCES FROM BRITISH -- INDIAN PRISONERS OF WAR AND LOCAL DISSIDENT ELEMENTS, IN ASIA HIS FORCESI NUMBERING 50t000~ FOUGHT FOR THE ~APANESE IN INDO--BURMA~ ON THE PLAINS OF IMPHAL AND IN THE JUNGLES OF ARAKAN= I N GERMANY THE INDIAN LEGION WAS IN THE SERVICE OF THE GERMAN ARMY AND WAS LATER IN- CORPORATED INTO THE 8S-TRooPs= BOSE DIED 1~ AuGusT 1945 IN A PLANE CRASH ON FORMOSA1 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLEE TO RUSSIA TO ESOAPE PROSE-- GUTION AS A WAR CRIMINALo 7= PURPOSE - ACCORDING TO THEREGULATIONSp =tin THE HOLY WAS FOR FREE INDIA AND IN FINAL DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGLISH REIGN IN INDIA= THE CHIEF OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF AZAD HIND HAS INSTITUTED HIGH ORDERS AND AWARDS AS A REWARD TO THOSE WHO PUT THEIR WORK AND THEIR LIVES INTO THE GREAT CAUSEIIo 6, HISTORY OF THE ORDER -- THE FIRST BESTOWAL TOOK PLACE 27 SEPT, 194~I WHEN THE COMMANDER OF THE INDIAN~ LEGION RECEIVED THE ~RAND STAR WITH SWORDS, IN GENERAL~ THESE AWARDS WERE GIVEN TO INDIAN VOLUNTEERS AND GERMAN CADRE OF THE INDIAN LEGION SERVING WITH THE ~ERMAN ARMY= AND TO GERMAN MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO AIDED IN THE FORMATION OF THE LEGION, ~o PATRON SAINT OR HERO -- NONE= 10= CHANCERY 11m OFFICERS 12~ ELIGIBILITY- ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONSt THE ORDER WITH SWORDS WAS TO BE AWARDED TO SOLDIERS OF THE INDIAN LEGION IN THE 2NO CLASS FOR PERSONAL BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY; IN THE ~ST CLASS TO RECIPIENTS OF THE 2ND CLASS WHO AGAIN DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THRU PERSONAL BRAVERY; AND IN THE GRAND STAR CLASSAS THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BRAVERYo THE SAME CLASSES COULD ALSO BE AWARDED TO OFFICERS FOR SIGNAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND MERIT IN LEADERSHIP~ THE ORDER WITHOUT SWORDS COULD BE AWARDED TO GERMAN AND INDIAN SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS IN THE SAME CLASSES FOR MERIT TO THE INDIAN LEGION, AWARDS OF A HIGHER CLASS WITH ~WORDS TO INDIAN SOLDIERS COULD ONLY BE MADE TO THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY RECEIVED THE LOWER CLASSES; AWARDS WITHOUT SWORDS= OR AWARDS TO GERMANS WITH ~WORDS~ CARRIED WITH THEM THE AUTO- MATIC AWARD OF THE LOWER CLASSESo THE MEDAL WITH SWORDS WAS TO BE AWARDED TO SOLDIERS OF THE INDIAN LEGION~ IN GOLD AS A BRAVERY AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL COMBAT SERVICE; IN ~ILVER FOR 1~ MONTHS SERVICE WITH EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR; AND IN BRONZE POSTHUMOUSLY TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF LIBERATION= THE MEDAL WITHOUT SWORDS WAS TO BE AWARDED ONLY IN GOLD1 TO GERMAN AND INDIAN SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN SERVICE TO THE INDIAN LEGIONo 13. FEES - PRESUMABLY NONE, ~ILEGES -- FOR THE SOLDIERS OF THE INDIAN LEGION~ THE AWARDS WITH SWORDS CARRIED AN ANHUAL STIPEND OF 300 RUPEES FOR THE ORANG STARI 2~0 FOR THE STAR 1ST CLASS= 200 FOR THE ~TAR 2ND CLASS AND 150 FOR THE MEDAL IN ~0LDo LEFT - GRAND STAR WITHOUT SWORDS BELOW - STAR 1ST CLASS WITH SWORDS LEFT - TH£ STAR 2ND CLASS WITH SWORDS RIGHT - THE STAR 2NO CLASS WITHOUT SWOROS .
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