Danie Theron Medal

Danie Theron Medal
TypeMilitary decoration for merit
Awarded forExceptionally diligent and outstanding service
Country South Africa
Presented bythe State President
EligibilityMembers of the Commandos
* Officers only from 1970 to 1975
* All ranks after 1975
Post-nominalsDTM
StatusDiscontinued in 1993
Established1970
First awarded1971
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SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
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The Danie Theron Medal, post-nominal letters DTM, is a military decoration which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa in 1970 and which was in use until 1993. It was awarded for diligent service in the Commandos, the rural defence component of the South African Defence Force. Originally reserved for officers, it was available to all ranks from 1975.[1]