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{{Short description|Tanoan campaign medal for the conquest of southern Narevaku}}

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.<ref name="campaigns"/> Its official names were ''Südnarevaku-Feldzugsmedaille'' in German and ''Medalla de Campaña de Narevaku Meridional'' in Spanish.<ref name="names"/>

[[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.<ref name="history"/><ref name="campaigns"/>

== 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.<ref name="campaigns"/>

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.<ref name="campaigns"/>

== 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.<ref name="campaigns"/>

== See also ==
* [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="names">"[[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#List of honours|List of honours]]". ''Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="history">"[[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#History and administration|History and administration]]". ''Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="campaigns">"[[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Conquest campaign medals|Conquest campaign medals]]". ''Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
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