Grand Battlefield Cross (Southern Botswana)

The Grand Battlefield Cross , or simply the Battlefield Cross, and it's variants are the highest decoration in the Southern Botswana Armed Forces. The GBC also counts for a unit decoration.
== Grades ==
On the 12 October 2022, President Abdulrahman Qadir instituted the GBC to commemorate the heroes lost and maimed during their long struggle for independence. 
He created 5 distinct grades.
* Grand Battlefield Cross
* Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves
* Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
* Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds
* Grand Battlefield Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
=== Grand Battlefield Cross ===
The first grade is of course the most common of the grades. It still shows great honour.
=== Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves ===
The Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves is a highly respected medal of the SBAF showing great leadership and courage.
=== Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves, and Swords ===
The Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves, and Swords has only been awarded 127 times compared to 568 GBC with Oak Leaves and 1,413 regular GBCs.
=== Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds ===
The Grand Battlefield Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds is one of the rarest medals ever instituted in Southern Botswana, only 43 have ever been awarded.
=== Grand Battlefield Cross Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds ===
The Grand Battlefield Cross Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds is the rarest and most distinguished medal in all of Southern Botswana. It has only been awarded twice, once to Mujahid Jama and once to Mohammad Hossain.