List of wound decorations


This list of wound decorations is an index of articles that describe notable awards given for wounds; usually, though not exclusively, to military personnel during wartime.
CountryAwardDescription
United StatesDEA Purple Heart AwardAwarded by the Drug Enforcement Administration to honor individuals who had lost their lives or been seriously injured enforcing the drug laws of the United States
United KingdomElizabeth CrossFor next of kin of members of the British Armed Forces killed in action or as a result of a terrorist attack after World War II
United StatesFidelity MedallionFor soldiers who participated in the capture of Major John André, of the British Army, who had been the contact to Benedict Arnold and had helped organize his defection during the American Revolutionary War
FranceInsigne des blessés civilsCivilians, irrespective of age or sex, who have been injured or maimed as a result of war.
FranceMedal for the War WoundedWounded soldiers, prisoners of war, World War II deportees and internees from the French Resistance, and soldiers wounded in more recent conflicts
CanadaMemorial CrossMother, widow, widower, or next of kin of any member of the Canadian Forces who loses their life in active service, including peacekeeping, and other such international operations
FranceNational Medal of Recognition for victims of terrorismFrench or foreign nationals who are victims of terrorism in France or abroad
CroatiaOrder of the Croatian CrossCroatian and foreign nationals who were severely wounded while participating in the Croatian War of Independence
WürttembergOrder of OlgaWomen who cared for wounded soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 – 1871
United StatesPurple HeartThose wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the United States Armed Forces
CanadaSacrifice MedalMembers of the Canadian Forces or allied forces wounded or killed in action, and to members whose death under honourable circumstances is a result of injury or disease related directly to military service
United StatesSecretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of FreedomCivilian employees of the United States Department of Defense who are killed or wounded in the line of duty
SwedenSwedish Armed Forces Medal for Wounded in BattleSwedish Armed Forces personnel wounded directly or indirectly as a result of battle during international mission
Sri LankaUththama Pooja Pranama PadakkamaNext of kin of all servicepersons of the military and police of Sri Lanka in recognition of a serviceperson's death in the line of duty
GermanyWound BadgeSoldiers of the German armed forces that were wounded between 1918 and 1945, and civilians wounded in air raids
United StatesWound ChevronWounds which were received in combat against an enemy force or hospitalization following a gassing
PolandWound DecorationWound or injury sustained in action against an enemy in defense of the country during the Polish–Soviet War
Austria-HungaryWound MedalSoldiers and civilians attached to Austro-Hungarian military units who were wounded in combat, became disabled or suffered serious health damage in connection with military actions during World War I
CroatiaWound MedalThose who, as homeland defenders, were wounded or injured during combat with the enemy
IndiaWound MedalThose who sustain wounds as a result of direct enemy action in any type of operations or counter-insurgency actions
South VietnamWound MedalPersonnel of the South Vietnamese military who, while engaged in armed combat with enemies of the Republic of Vietnam, were either wounded or killed in action
International The Medal for the MartyrsPresented to the next of kin to the international fighters and volunteers with the Kurdish forces that were killed while in Syria or died as a result of their service in Syria.