France and Germany Star |
The France and Germany Star was a
campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service
in World War II.
The medal was awarded for operational service in France,
Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Germany from 6 June
1944 (D-Day) to 8 May 1945. The qualifying sea area is the
North Sea south of a line from the Firth of Forth to
Kristiansand (South), in the English Channel and in the Bay of
Biscay east of longitude 6° west, provided such service was
directly in support of land operations in France, Belgium, the
Netherlands or Germany.
British uniform regulations stipulated that neither the Atlantic
Star nor the Air Crew Europe Star would be awarded to a
recipient of the France and Germany Star. Subsequent
entitlement to the Atlantic Star was denoted by the award of the
Atlantic clasp. A clasp for the Air Crew Europe Star was
not issued as that Star could not be earned after 5 June 1944.
Army personnel who entered Austria may not qualify for this
award, as their service is recognised by the grant of the Italy
Star. |
|