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France & Germany Star (Atlantic Clasp) Product History |
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This medal was awarded for operational service
between 6th June 1944 to 8th May 1945 in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany. Service in the English
Channel, North Sea and Bay of Biscay in connection with the campaign in North Europe also qualified. CLASP - Personnel qualifying for both this and Atlantic Star, only received the first star with a suitably inscribed bar for the second attached to the ribbon. COVER IMAGE - On the 6th June, 1944, D-Day, 2700 ships carrying landing craft and 176,000 soldiers crossed the English Channel. At 6.30am Allied troops stormed ashore the beaches of Normandy in the largest sea-borne invasion in history. The beaches were given code names - Gold, Utah, Sword, Juno and Omaha. Our picture shows British troops moving inland from their beached landing craft. |
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