British campaign stars of the Second World War
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The British campaign stars of the Second World War are a set of military decorations awarded to British and Commonwealth forces for service in specific theatres and operations during World War II.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign medal group
ⓘ
military decoration series ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
campaign service in specified theatres of war
ⓘ
operational service during the Second World War ⓘ |
| awardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignPeriodEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| campaignPeriodStart | 1939 ⓘ |
| claspSystem | clasps denote additional qualifying service for some stars ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British armed forces personnel
ⓘ
Commonwealth armed forces personnel ⓘ certain allied forces under British command ⓘ |
| established | 1943 ⓘ |
| includes |
1939–1945 Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Africa Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Crew Europe Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Arctic Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma Star NERFINISHED ⓘ France and Germany Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfStarsPerRecipient | 5 ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Royal cypher of the reigning monarch within a circlet inscribed THE [NAME] STAR surmounted by a crown ⓘ |
| presenter |
British monarch
ⓘ
United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | recognition of operational service in designated campaigns and theatres ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Defence Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War Medal 1939–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | plain ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | distinctive ribbon design for each star ⓘ |
| shape | six-pointed star ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| suspension | ring suspension for ribbon ⓘ |
| theatreCoverage |
Atlantic and Arctic naval operations
ⓘ
Burma campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ European theatre of operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ air operations over Europe ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfDistinctAwards | 9 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| wearOrder | worn in order of the campaign’s start date ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.