Southern Narevaku Campaign Medal

The Southern Narevaku Campaign Medal was a campaign decoration of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen for service from the first Tanoan entry into Narevaku's Southern Division through the capture of Waigarei and consolidation of the division. Its official names were Südnarevaku-Feldzugsmedaille in German and Medalla de Campaña de Narevaku Meridional in Spanish.

Jan Paap established it as one of six separate conquest campaign medals under the Führer Decree on the Decorations of the Conquest, issued on 31 December 1944. The decree recognized service during the completed conquest.

Eligibility

Assigned participation within the campaign area and qualifying period required certification through the chain of command. Combat and command duties qualified alongside essential operational support, including medical work, transport, communications and logistics. Personnel killed or wounded during the campaign qualified automatically, as did those decorated for bravery during it.

The Southern and Eastern campaigns began concurrently after the Central Division had been secured. Both ended before the close of 1944. Field and personnel records established individual qualifying dates within these operational boundaries.

Insignia

The circular medal shared the conquest series' obverse, showing the Tanoan state eagle holding a palm wreath containing a swastika. Its reverse bore WAIGAREI within a laurel wreath, with five stars representing Yanaraka, Dravu, Tagicabuto, Baka and Vakacagau. The ribbon was maroon with narrow black edges.

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen