German Flood Service Medal (2013)

German Flood Service Medal 2013
German Flood Service Medal 2013
Awarded by Federal Ministries of the Interior and Defense
Country	Germany
Type	Service Medal
Eligibility	Members of the Bundeswehr, Bundespolizei, Technisches Hilfswerk, and civilians.
Awarded for	At least one day of service in relief work during the 2013 German Floods
Description	One class
Statistics
Established	2 July 2013
Ribbon bar of the medal

The German Flood Service Medal 2013 (German: Einsatzmedaille Fluthilfe 2013) is a military and civil award of Germany. Established 2 July 2013 by joint decree of the Federal Minister of the Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich and Federal Minister of Defence Thomas de Maizière, the medal is awarded for approved service during the 2013 European floods. It was approved by the President of Germany on 23 October 2013.

The medal may be awarded to the members of the Bundeswehr, Bundespolizei, Technisches Hilfswerk, foreign armed forces, as well as civilians who provided assistance to the relief efforts of the federal agencies. To be eligible persons must have served at least one day after 30 May 2013, in the flood affected areas of the Danube and Elbe basins during the 2013 European floods.

The medal is awarded by the Federal Ministry of Defence to members of the Bundeswehr, foreign military personnel, and other individuals who provided assistance to the ministry during relief efforts. The Federal Ministry of the Interior awards the medal to members of the Bundespolizei, Technisches Hilfswerk, and others who provided assistance to the ministry during relief efforts.

The medal is round, 35 mm (1.4 in) wide, and made of silver metal. The obverse of the medal depicts stylized flood waters passing before partially submerged buildings. Below the scene, in relief, is Fluthilfe 2013. The reverse bears the Bundesadler with the words Dank und Anerkennung below. The medal is suspended by a ribbon 30 mm (1.2 in) wide and 40 mm (1.6 in) long of dark blue with the edges in the German national colors, black-red-gold.