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The France and Germany Star
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Awarded 1. Participation in any operation on the ground in any of the countries mentioned above. 2. All service concerned directly with operations during the invasion of those countries. 3. Official visits of over thirty days to the countries named qualifies for the award. 4. Service in the South of France qualified for the Italy Star, not the France and Germany Star. 5. The France and Germany Star was not awarded to those who had previously qualified for The Atlantic Star of the Air Crew Europe Star. The France and Germany Star was not issued automatically. Those who thought they were entitled had to claim it.
The King’s Own The Regiment crossed the Rhine on 7th April 1945 and on V.E. Day, 8th May, was based near Munster. The former 223 Battery 56th (King’s Own) Anti-Tank Regiment R.A. became 1st Air Landing Anti-Tank Battery in November 1941 and, having served with 1st Airborne Division in the Sicily landings of 1943, went on to take part in the Arnhem landings on the Lower Rhine in September 1944. Men of both these units qualified for The France and Germany Star. France and Germany Stars in the museum's collection The France and Germany Star |
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