France and Low Countries 1940 battle honour

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British military distinction battle honour

France and Low Countries 1940 battle honour is a British military distinction awarded to units that participated in the air and ground campaigns in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands during the German invasion of 1940.

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Label Occurrences
France and Low Countries 1940 1
France and Low Countries 1940 battle honour canonical 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British military distinction ⓘ
battle honour ⓘ
appliesTo air units ⓘ
ground units ⓘ
awardedBy British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
campaign Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
German invasion of the Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criterion engagement against German forces in 1940 campaign ⓘ
participation in operations in Belgium in 1940 ⓘ
participation in operations in France in 1940 ⓘ
participation in operations in Luxembourg in 1940 ⓘ
participation in operations in the Netherlands in 1940 ⓘ
eligibility British and Commonwealth military units NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1940-06 ⓘ
hasTemporalQualifier 1940 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ
France ⓘ
Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf British system of battle honours ⓘ
purpose to recognize service in the 1940 campaign in France and the Low Countries ⓘ
relatedEvent Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fall of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
German invasion of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ
German invasion of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
German invasion of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
German invasion of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1940-05 ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Western Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn regimental colours ⓘ
squadron standards ⓘ
unit battle honours lists ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

No. 92 Squadron RAF → decoratedWith → France and Low Countries 1940 battle honour ⓘ
No. I Squadron → battleHonour → France and Low Countries 1940 battle honour ⓘ
this entity surface form: France and Low Countries 1940