| 词条 | Cross for Bravery |
| 释义 |
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}} | related = | image2 = | caption2 = Ribbon bar }} The Cross for Bravery was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Transkei, for award to all ranks as a decoration for bravery.[1][2] The Transkei Defence ForceThe Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established upon that country's independence on 26 October 1976. The Republic of Transkei ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Transkei Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).[3][4][5] InstitutionThe Cross for Bravery was instituted by the State President of Transkei. While the decoration is known to have been instituted and possibly awarded, no warrant has yet been traced and, as a result, the exact date of institution is not known. The decoration is considered as Transkei's approximate equivalent of South Africa's Honoris Crux (1975).[1][7] Award criteriaThe decoration could be awarded to all ranks as a military decoration for bravery.[1][7] Order of wear{{main|South African military decorations order of wear#Order of wear}}Since the Cross for Bravery was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, it was accorded a position in the official South African order of precedence on that date. The order of precedence was revised in April 1996, when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted for the two former non-statutory forces, the Azanian People's Liberation Army and Umkhonto we Sizwe.[7]
The position of the Cross for Bravery in the order of precedence remained unchanged, as it was in April 1996, when a new series of military orders, decorations and medals was instituted in South Africa on 27 April 2003.[6] Description
The Cross for Bravery is a convex cross, struck in silver and 38 millimetres in diameter, displaying in the centre a blue crane inside a red roundel, which is inscribed "FOR BRAVERY" at the top and has a wreath of leaves at the bottom.[1]
The reverse displays the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Transkei.[1]
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide and red, with a 2 millimetres wide white band 2 millimetres from each edge.[1][7] DiscontinuationConferment of the Cross for Bravery was discontinued when the Republic of Transkei ceased to exist on 27 April 1994.[5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 South African Medal Website - Transkei Defence Force (Accessed 30 April 2015) {{South African military decorations and medals}}2. ^Republic of Transkei Constitution Act, 1976, Act no. 15 of 1976 3. ^{{Citation |last= |first= |authorlink= |date=May 1996 |title=South Africa Homeland Militaries |url=http://www.photius.com/countries/south_africa/national_security/south_africa_national_security_homeland_militaries.html}} (Accessed 1 May 2015) 4. ^{{citation |last=Peled |first=Alon |authorlink= |series=Cornell Studies in Security Affairs |title=A Question of Loyalty: Military Manpower Policy in Multiethnic States |year=1998 |publisher=Cornell University Press |location=Ithaca |isbn=0-8014-3239-1 |pages=50f |url= }} 5. ^1 Warrant of the President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of the "UNITAS MEDAL-UNITAS-MEDALJE", Gazette no. 16087 dated 25 November 1994. 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, {{OCLC|72827981}} 7. ^Ciskei (sic) Medal for Bravery Full size 2 : Military decorations and medals of Transkei|Military decorations and medals of South Africa in order of precedence |
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