Campaign Stars and Medals of World War II

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British military campaign awards Second World War campaign awards

Campaign Stars and Medals of World War II are British military awards issued to recognize service in specific theaters and operations during the Second World War.

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Label	Occurrences
Campaign Stars and Medals of World War II canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military campaign awards ⓘ Second World War campaign awards ⓘ
administeredBy	United Kingdom Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	British Armed Forces personnel ⓘ Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ some allied personnel ⓘ
awardedFor	home defence and non‑operational service under threat of enemy action ⓘ land campaigns in designated theatres ⓘ naval operations in specified sea areas ⓘ operational flying over enemy or occupied territory ⓘ
commemorates	service of British and Commonwealth forces in World War II ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeature	distinctive coloured ribbons for each star and medal ⓘ six‑pointed stars for campaign stars ⓘ
eligibilityCriteria	minimum periods of operational service ⓘ service in particular branches such as naval, air, or land forces ⓘ service in specified geographical areas ⓘ service within defined dates ⓘ
endDate	1945 ⓘ
followedBy	General Service Medal 1918–1962 NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	1939–1945 Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Africa Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Africa Star clasps NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Crew Europe Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Crew Europe Star clasps NERFINISHED ⓘ Arctic Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Star clasps ⓘ Burma Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma Star clasps NERFINISHED ⓘ Defence Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ France and Germany Star NERFINISHED ⓘ France and Germany Star clasps NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy Star clasps ⓘ Pacific Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Star clasps ⓘ War Medal 1939–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	cupro‑nickel or bronze, depending on issue ⓘ
notableFeature	awarded without accompanying citations ⓘ clasps denote additional qualifications or multiple theatres ⓘ ribbons indicate theatre of operations ⓘ
precededBy	First World War campaign medals ⓘ
startDate	1939 ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
timePeriod	Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	recognition of operational service during the Second World War ⓘ recognition of service in specific theatres of war ⓘ

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom → hasComponent → Campaign Stars and Medals of World War II ⓘ