Sher-e-Hind
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Sher-e-Hind | |
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The Sher-e-Hind award with swords. |
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Awarded by Azad Hind | |
Type | Neck order. |
Eligibility | Soldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht. |
Awarded for | Valour |
Status | Currently not existent. |
Statistics | |
First awarded | Second World War |
Last awarded | Second World War |
Total awarded | Unknown |
Posthumous awards |
Unknown |
Distinct recipients |
Captain Kanwal Singh |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | None |
Next (lower) | Sardar-e-Jang |
The Sher-e-Hind (Tiger of India) was the highest military decoration by the awarded by the Azad Hind Government. First instituted by Subhas Chandra Bose in Germany, it was later also awarded to troops of the Indian National Army in South East Asia. The award could be conferred with swords for valour in combat, and without swords for non-combat awards. At least two award was made, one to Captain Kunwal Singh and one to Capt Ganeshi Lal.[1]