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Home Guard Bronze Medal
The Home Guard Bronze Medal ( sv, Hemvärnets bronsmedalj, HvBM) is a Swedish reward medal established in 2006 by the National Home Guard Council (''Rikshemvärnsrådet''). It is awarded for valuable service contributed to the development of the Home Guard. History The Home Guard Bronze Medal was instituted in 2006 by the National Home Guard Council (''Rikshemvärnsrådet''). The Home Guard Bronze Medal is primarily instituted to encourage all personnel in the Home Guard to contribute to the Home Guard in addition to what is required in the service. It is the task of the Home Guard unit commander to annually evaluate the efforts made by individuals in the unit and propose suitable persons for the award. A person can receive the medal a maximum of three times. Appearance The Home Guard Bronze Medal is exactly the same in design as the Home Guard Silver Medal The Home Guard Silver Medal ( sv, Hemvärnets silvermedalj, HvSM) is a Swedish reward medal established in 1951 by the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Guard (Sweden)
The Home Guard – National Security Forces ( sv, Hemvärnet – Nationella skyddsstyrkorna) is a military reserve force of the Swedish Armed Forces. It was formally established on May 29, 1940, during World War II upon popular demand. While originally composed of former militia groups, today it comprises half of the Swedish Army, thus constituting the basis of the territorial defence of Sweden. The Home Guard consists mainly of local rapid response units, numbering 17,000 of the 22,000 total Home Guard strength, organised in 40 battalions, with 23 associated auxiliary defence organisations. Most soldiers maintain a civilian job while serving the army part-time. Rapid response units were formed in the early 2000s in parallel to the Swedish government's abolishment of conscription to the Swedish Armed Forces; small-scale conscription has since been reintroduced. The Chief of Home Guard is the commanding officer of the Home Guard, representing 40,000 present and veteran sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters
The Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters ( sv, Högkvarteret, HKV) is the highest level of command in the Swedish Armed Forces. Established in 1994, its primary task is to command operations, but is also involved in areas such as military strategy, the overall development of the Swedish Armed Forces, and acting as a channel of contact with government. It's located at Lidingövägen 24 at Gärdet in Stockholm. History 1994–1998 On 1 July 1994 a major reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces was carried out and of the then central staffs. From having consisted of more than a hundred different agencies, the Swedish Armed Forces was now organized into a single agency (Sweden's largest agency). The Defence Staff and the three military branch staffs, the Army Staff, Air Staff and the Naval Staff, were organized simultaneously into a joint headquarters. The then headquarters consisted of four commands; Joint Operations Command (''Operationsledningen'', OpL), Army Command (''Armél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SWE Home Guard Bronze Medal Ribbon , the language's ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 language code
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SWE may refer to: * Sensor Web Enablement, an Open Geospatial Consortium framework for defining a Sensor Web * Shallow water equations, a set of equations that describe flow below a pressure surface * Snow water equivalent * Society of Women Engineers, a non-profit engineering organization * Society of Wood Engravers, a British printmakers' group * Software engineer * Staebler–Wronski effect, light-induced changes in the properties of silicon * Sweden, the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3-code * Swedish language Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, the fourth most spoken Germanic language and the first among any other of its type in the Nordic countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Guard Silver Medal
The Home Guard Silver Medal ( sv, Hemvärnets silvermedalj, HvSM) is a Swedish reward medal established in 1951 by the National Home Guard Council (''Rikshemvärnsrådet''). It is awarded for significant service contributed to the development of the Home Guard (Sweden), Home Guard. History The Home Guard Silver Medal was instituted in 1951 by the National Home Guard Council (''Rikshemvärnsrådet''). Appearance Medal The silver medal, of round shape, is on the Obverse and reverse, obverse provided with the Home Guard's emblem with the inscription "Sweden's Home Guard" and on the Obverse and reverse, reverse with a laurel wreath and the possibility of embossing names and years. For Home Guard musicians, the reverse side is also marked with a music sign. The medal is minted in a size corresponding to the eighth size. Ribbon The ribbon is of blue moiré pattern with 2 mm wide yellow stripes, one yellow stripe on each side and two yellow stripes on the middle. Criteria Awarded to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moiré Pattern
In mathematics, physics, and art, moiré patterns ( , , ) or moiré fringes are large-scale interference patterns that can be produced when an opaque ruled pattern with transparent gaps is overlaid on another similar pattern. For the moiré interference pattern to appear, the two patterns must not be completely identical, but rather displaced, rotated, or have slightly different pitch. Moiré patterns appear in many situations. In printing, the printed pattern of dots can interfere with the image. In television and digital photography, a pattern on an object being photographed can interfere with the shape of the light sensors to generate unwanted artifacts. They are also sometimes created deliberately – in micrometers they are used to amplify the effects of very small movements. In physics, its manifestation is wave interference such as that seen in the double-slit experiment and the beat phenomenon in acoustics. Etymology The term originates from '' moire'' (''moiré' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal Ribbon
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which order. This is usually defined in an official document and is called "the order of precedence" or "the order of wearing." In some countries (particularly in North America and in Israel), some awards are "ribbon only," having no associated medal. Design According to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the U.S. military's standard size for a ribbon bar is wide, tall, with a thickness of 0.8 mm. The service ribbon for a specific medal is usually identical to the suspension ribbon on the medal. For example, the suspension and service ribbon for the U.S. government's Purple Heart medal is purple with a white vertical stripe at eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of Sweden
The Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden have a historical basis, reaching back to the 1606 founding of the extinct Jehova Order. The Royal Order of Knights of Sweden were only truly codified in the 18th century, with their formal foundation in 1748 by Frederick I of Sweden. Significant reforms in 1974 changed the conditions and criteria under which many orders and decorations could be awarded. Orders Royal orders of knighthood * Royal Order of the Seraphim (''Serafimerorden'') * Order of the Sword (''Svärdsorden'') * Order of the Polar Star (''Nordstjärneorden'') * Order of Vasa (''Vasaorden'') * Order of Charles XIII (''Carl XIII:s orden'') Orders of knighthood under royal patronage * Order of St John in Sweden (''Johanniterorden'')KungahusetThe Orders in Sweden/ref> Fraternal orders under royal patronage * Swedish Order of Freemasons (''Svenska Frimurare Orden'') * Order of Coldin (''Coldinuorden'') * Par Bricole (''Par Bricole'') * Order of Svea (''Svea Orden'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awards Established In 2006
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An award may be described by three aspects: 1) who is given 2) what 3) by whom, all varying according to purpose. The recipient is often to a single person, such as a student or athlete, or a representative of a group of people, be it an organisation, a sports team or a whole country. The award item may be a decoration, that is an insignia suitable for wearing, such as a medal, badge, or rosette (award). It can also be a token object such as certificate, diploma, championship belt, trophy, or plaque. The award may also be or be accompanied by a title of honor, as well as an object of direct value such as prize money or a scholarship. Furthermore, an honorable mention is an award given, typically in education, that does not confer the recipient(s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
