France and Germany Star

The France and Germany Star was a Second World War medal awarded for one day or more of service in France, Belgium, Holland or Germany between 6 June 1944 (D-Day) and 8 May 1945.

Description

The six–pointed star is yellow copper zinc alloy.

Bars

If later entitled to the Atlantic star, the ATLANTIC bar would be worn.

The Aircrew Europe Bar is not issued with this star because one could not qualify for that star after 05 June 1944.

Regulations only allow one bar to be worn with the Star. When the ribbon is worn alone, a silver rosette ribbon emblem is worn to denote the award of a bar to the medal.

Obverse

The obverse has a central design of the Royal and Imperial cypher, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The France and Germany Star’.

Ribbon

The ribbon consists of equal stripes of blue, white, red, white, and blue. The colours represent the Union flag and those of France and the Netherlands but not of Belgium.

Naming

The medals were generally not named however stars issued to Australian personnel have recipient names engraved on the plain reverse.