Pakistan: General Service Medal 1947 (Tamgha-i-Diffa 1947). With clasp in Urdu for 'Siachen Glacier'

This clasp was originally instituted for award to Pakistan personnel who served in the Siachen Glacier conflict of 1984 (during which conflict an estimated 200- and who have served in the Siachen Glacier under active service conditions since

The unique topography and extreme climate of the Siachen Glacier - the highest recorded 'Battle-Ground' in the world at a height of over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft - is located in the high Himalayan mountain region of Kashmir, and mark this medal & clasp as particularly hard earned

In 1984, it is estimated that the Pakistan military suffered 200 casualties (unspecified) against 36 x Indian Army fatalities. Since 1984, more than 2000 Pakistani & Indian military personnel have died in this inhospitable terrain, mostly due to weather extremes and the natural hazards of mountain warfare

Condition: GVF

Code: 23306