Forsvarets Medalje for Sårede i Tjeneste

The Danish Defence Medal for Wounded in Service (Forsvarets Medalje for Sårede i Tjeneste) is a Danish medal of the Danish Defence, instituted in 2010. The medal was instituted as a partial replacement for the Danish Defence Medal for the Fallen and Wounded in Service.

The medal is awarded by the Chief of Defence to Danish soldiers or civilians who have been seriously wounded or disabled as a result of the use of weapons (including mines), combat operations, or terrorist attacks in connection with a national or international operation. Unlike the Danish Defence Medal for the Fallen and Wounded in Service, this medal may also be awarded for psychological reactions such as post-traumatic stress disorder that have been recognized by the National Board of Industrial Injuries.

The medal is round, made of gilt silver, and its obverse is embossed with the three lions of the national coat of arms and nine sea leaves. The words “WOUNDED IN SERVICE” and the year are engraved on the reverse of the medal within a wreath of oak leaves. The medal is suspended from a white cross ribbon with two thin red stripes on each side of the ribbon.