| Rana Sura Padakkama | |
|---|---|
File:Rana Sura Padakkama Medal.GIF Rana Sura Padakkama Medal & Ribbon. | |
| Awarded by Sri Lanka | |
| Type | Military decoration. |
| Eligibility | Officers and other ranks of the tri services (Regular/Volunteer). |
| Awarded for | ... distinguished conduct in the face of the enemy.[1] |
| Status | Currently awarded. |
| Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar. |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1981 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Rana Wickrama Padakkama |
| Next (lower) | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya |
Main article: Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka
The Rana Sura Padakkama (Combat Excellence Medal) (Sinhala: රණ ශූර පදක්කම raṇa śūra padakkama) is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka. Recipients of the decoration are eligible to use the post-nominal letters RSP after the name.
Notable Decorated Personnel[]
- General Sarath Fonseka
- Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe
- Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda
- Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa †
- Lieutenant General Parami Kulatunga †
- Air Vice Marshal P.B. Premachandra
- Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama
- Major-General Vijaya Wimalaratne †
- Major-General Sarath Munasinghe
- Major-General Janaka Perera
- Rear admiral Susith Weerasekara
- Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake †
- Colonel A. F. Lafir †
- Lieutenant Colonel J.A.L Jayasinghe †
- Lieutenant Colonel Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
- Commodore N.A.N. Sarathsena
- Lieutenant Commander T.R. Dahanayaka
- Lieutenant Commander HMWM Thilakarathna
References[]
- ↑ "Sri Lankan military awards and decorations". http://www.navy.lk/index.php?id=70. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Rana Sura Padakkama and the edit history here.