Vir-e-Hind

The Vir-e-Hind (Warrior of India) was a military decoration awarded by the Azad Hind Government. The award was a second class star below the award of Sardar-e-Jung. 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 one award was made, to Capt Shangara Singh Mann. Capt. Mann was also awarded the Sardar-e-Jung medal.

Vir-e-Hind
Type	Medal.
Awarded for	Distinguished service.
Presented by	Azad Hind
Eligibility	Soldiers of the Indische Legion, Indian National Army, and the Wehrmacht.
Status	Currently not existent.
First award	Second World War
Final award	Second World War
Total	Unknown
Total awarded posthumously	Unknown
Total recipients	Shangara Singh Mann
Precedence
Next (higher)	Sardar-e-Jung
Next (lower)	Shahid-e-Bharat

See also

• Indian National Army
• Indische Legion

External links

• TracesOfWar.com
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070716142416/http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-medals/nazi6.htm
• http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1819