Danie Theron Medal

• Name — Danie Theron Medal • Presenter — the State President • Country — South Africa • Type — Military decoration for merit • Eligibility — Members of the Commandos • Officers only from 1970 to 1975 • All ranks after 1975 • Awarded For — Exceptionally diligent and outstanding service • Status — Discontinued in 1993 • Post Nominals — DTM • Established — 1970 • Firstawarded — 1971 • Precedence Label — SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear • Higher — * SADF precedence: • Pro Merito Medal (1975) • SANDF precedence: • iPhrothiya yeSiliva • Lower — * SADF succession: • Jack Hindon Medal • SANDF succession: • Jack Hindon Medal • Image2 — * Illustration — x29px • Caption2 — Ribbon bar

The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958. On 27 April 1994, it was integrated with six other independent forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

The Danie Theron Medal, post-nominal letters DTM, was instituted by the State President in 1970.

The position of the Danie Theron Medal in the official order of precedence was revised three times after 1975, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first upon the integration into the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, again in April 1996, when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted for the two former non-statutory forces, the Azanian People's Liberation Army and Umkhonto we Sizwe, and finally upon the institution of a new set of awards on 27 April 2003. • South African Defence Force until 26 April 1994: • Illustration — Pro Merito Medal (1975) (PMM) • Illustration — Danie Theron Medal (DTM) • Illustration — Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) • Official SADF order of precedence: • Preceded by the Pro Merito Medal of 1975 (PMM). • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM). • Official national order of precedence: • Preceded by the Department of Correctional Services Medal for Merit (Non-Commissioned Officers). • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM). • South African National Defence Force from 27 April 1994: • Illustration — Marumo Medal, Class I • Illustration — Danie Theron Medal (DTM) • Illustration — Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) • Official SANDF order of precedence: • Preceded by the Marumo Medal, Class I of the Republic of Bophuthatswana. • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) of the Republic of South Africa. • Official national order of precedence: • Preceded by the Correctional Services Medal for Merit (Non-Commissioned Officers) of the KwaZulu Homeland. • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) of the Republic of South Africa. • South African National Defence Force from April 1996: • Illustration — Silver Medal for Merit (SMM) • Illustration — Danie Theron Medal (DTM) • Illustration — Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) • Official SANDF order of precedence: • Preceded by the Silver Medal for Merit (SMM) of the Azanian People's Liberation Army. • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) of the Republic of South Africa. • Official national order of precedence: • Preceded by the Correctional Services Medal for Merit (Non-Commissioned Officers) of the KwaZulu Homeland. • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) of the Republic of South Africa. • South African National Defence Force from 27 April 2003: • Illustration — iPhrothiya yeSiliva (PS) • Illustration — Danie Theron Medal (DTM) • Illustration — Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) • Official SANDF order of precedence: • Preceded by the iPhrothiya yeSiliva (PS) of the Republic of South Africa. • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) of the Republic of South Africa. • Official national order of precedence: • Preceded by the Correctional Services Medal for Merit (Non-Commissioned Officers) of the KwaZulu Homeland. • Succeeded by the Jack Hindon Medal (JHM) of the Republic of South Africa.

Conferment of the decoration was discontinued in respect of services performed after 1993.