The question was raised on gunboards as to whether or not the recipient of the EKI had to have been awarded the EKII first. I always thought that they were separate awards based on level of bravery. Seeing photos with soldiers with the EKI and no EKII have lead me to think that the EKI could be awarded with out the EKII. The thought that the EKI is just a second EKII does not fit to me.
It has been stated that there were rare cases where the EKII and EKI were awarded simultaneously, in cases of great achievement. Could this be a case where the soldier would not wear his EKII ribbon? And if that is so, would it not stand to reason that the EKI is really a separate award?
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Gus
It has been stated that there were rare cases where the EKII and EKI were awarded simultaneously, in cases of great achievement. Could this be a case where the soldier would not wear his EKII ribbon? And if that is so, would it not stand to reason that the EKI is really a separate award?
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Gus