Campaign Stars and Medals (1939-1954) - The France and Germany Star

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Terms

The Star was awarded for one day or more of service in France, Belgium, Holland or Germany between 06 June 1944 (D-Day) and 08 May 1945.

"Please note that the above is only a summary outline of the conditions that apply to this medal. Additional information and a list of qualifing areas of service are available from the Honours and Awards Section, Veterans Affairs Canada, 66 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P4"

Bars

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

Note

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

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.

Issued

There were 230,000 stars issued to Canadians.