Specimen clasp 'FRANCE AND GERMANY' for Atlantic or Air Crew Europe Star

Places
Accession Number REL31548
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Bronze
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Specimen clasp 'FRANCE AND GERMANY' for wear on the Atlantic Star or Air Crew Europe Star.

History / Summary

The clasp 'France and Germany' was awarded to those who qualified for the France and Germany Star by having participated in land, sea or air operations in, or over, France, Holland, Belgium or Germany between 6 June 1944 and 8 May 1945, but who had already qualified for the award of either the Atlantic Star or the Air Crew Europe Star. The bar was sewn onto the ribbon of the appropriate star.