Atlantic Star
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The Atlantic Star is a British World War II campaign medal awarded for operational service at sea in the Atlantic and surrounding waters.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second World War campaign medal
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
British Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
operational service at sea in the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
operational service in North Russia waters ⓘ operational service in South Atlantic waters ⓘ operational service in convoy and escort duties ⓘ operational service in home waters ⓘ |
| awardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| campaign | Atlantic campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannotBeAwardedWith |
Air Crew Europe Star without clasp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France and Germany Star without clasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clasp |
Air Crew Europe
ⓘ
France and Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British and Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
Merchant Navy personnel ⓘ Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ Royal Navy personnel ⓘ |
| established | 1945 ⓘ |
| follows | 1939–1945 Star in order of wear ⓘ |
| material | yellow copper zinc alloy ⓘ |
| minimumQualifyingService | six months at sea ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
Royal Cypher of King George VI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crown of King George VI ⓘ |
| partOf | British Second World War campaign stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfServiceEnd | 8 May 1945 ⓘ |
| periodOfServiceStart | 3 September 1939 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1939–1945 Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1939–1945 Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air Crew Europe Star NERFINISHED ⓘ France and Germany Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | plain ⓘ |
| ribbonColour |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism |
blue for the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
green for the Royal Navy ⓘ white for merchant shipping ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Merchant Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shape | six-pointed star ⓘ |
| theatre | Battle of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.