Bravery Star in Silver
| Bravery Star in Silver | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by the President | |
| Country |
  South Africa
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| Type | Military decoration for bravery |
| Eligibility | Azanian People's Liberation Army cadres |
| Awarded for | Bravery |
| Campaign(s) | The "struggle" |
| Status | Discontinued in 2003 |
| Post-nominals | BSS |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1996 |
| APLA 1996 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
APLA precedence:
SANDF precedence:
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| Next (lower) |
APLA succession:
SANDF succession:
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 Ribbon bar |
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The Bravery Star in Silver, post-nominal letters BSS, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa in April 1996. It was awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army, the military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress, who had distinguished themselves during "the struggle" by performing acts of bravery.
The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) was the para-military wing of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). It was established in 1961 to wage an armed "struggle" against the Nationalist government inside South Africa. On 27 April 1994 the Azanian People's Liberation Army was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Bravery Star in Silver, post-nominal letters BSS, was instituted by the President of South Africa in April 1996. It is the middle award of a set of three decorations for bravery, along with the Gold Star for Bravery and the Star for Conspicuous Leadership.
The Azanian People's Liberation Army's military decorations and medals were modeled on those of the Republic of South Africa and these three decorations are the approximate equivalents of, respectively, the Honoris Crux Gold, the Honoris Crux (1975) and the Pro Virtute Decoration.
The decoration could be awarded to veteran cadres of the Azanian People's Liberation Army who had distinguished themselves during "the struggle" by performing acts of bravery.
The position of the Bravery Star in Silver in the official military and national orders of precedence was revised upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003, but it remained unchanged.
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