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Commemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 WarCommemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 WarCommemorative War Medal 1940–1945 (obverse)TypeMedalAwarded forMilitary service between 10 May 1940 and 7 May 1945Presented byKingdom of BelgiumEligibilityPersonnel of theBelgian Armed Forces, members of theBelgian Resistance, BelgianMerchant NavypersonnelStatusNo longer awardedEstablished16 February 1945Medal reverseRibbon barPrecedenceNext(higher)Volunteer's Medal 1940–1945Next(lower)Foreign Operational Theatres Commemorative Medal

TheCommemorative Medal of the 1940–45 War(French:Médaille Commémorative de la Guerre 1940–45,Dutch:De Herinneringsmedaille van de Oorlog 1940–1945) was a military decoration of Belgium. It was established byroyal decreeof thePrince Regenton 16 February 1945 to recogniseBelgian servicemen and womenwho served during World War II. It was also awarded to members of theBelgian Resistanceand members of Belgium'sMerchant Navyon the side of theAllies. Later decrees allowed for its award to foreign recipients of the BelgianCroix de Guerre.[1]

Award description[edit]Insignia[edit]

The Commemorative Medal of the War 1940–1945 was a 38mm in diameter circular bronze medal, the obverse bore a largeV for Victory signwith a relief roaring lion in the V, at lower left was the relief year "1940", at lower right the relief year "1945". A 3mm wide laurel wreath encircled the entire medal on both theobverseand reverse. On the reverse, within a 5mm wide raised circle, the relief inscriptions (French:MEDAILLE COMMEMORATIVE) within the upper half and (Dutch:HERINNERINGSMEDAILLE) in the lower half, in the center of the raised circle, two 3mm high raised horizontal bars positioned 8mm apart, the upper one bearing the relief inscription (French:DE LA GUERRE), the lower one bearing (Dutch:VAN DER OORLOG), at center, between the two horizontal bars, the relief years "1940–1945".[1]

The medal was suspended by a ring through a lateral suspension loop from a 37mm wide yellow silkmoiréribbon with 8mm wide edge stripes composed of 2mm wide stripes of yellow, black, white and black, the yellow being closest to the edges.[1]

Ribbon devices[edit]

Many ribbon devices are allowed for wear:[1]

    crossed sabres denoting combat service in the 1940 campaign or service in the armed resistance,
  • crossed anchors denoting naval combat service,
  • crossed lightning flashes denoting service in intelligence,
  • a small lion denoting a mention in dispatches,
  • a red enamelled cross denoting a combat wound,
  • bronze bars denoting years as a POW,
  • a star denoting colonial troops,
  • a crown denoting a volunteer,
  • multiple campaign clasps (some straight, some elliptical):
      Straight clasps:
        Ardennes
      • Ardennes Belges
      • Atlantique Nord
      • Bataille D'Angelterre
      • Battaille de Belgique 1940
      • Beauquesne
      • Belgique
      • Campagne D'Allemagne
      • Campagne De Hollande
      • Canal Albert
      • Canal Albert-Kanne
      • Canal De Terneuzen
      • Canal de Wessem
      • Dieppe
      • Emden
      • Escaut
      • Flandres 1940
      • Frontiere
      • Italie
      • Knesselare
      • La Dendre 1940
      • La Gette
      • La Lys 1940
      • Liege 1940
      • Manche
      • Namur 1940
      • Nevele
      • Normandie
      • Oldenburg
      • Ronsele
      • Vinkt
      • Walcheren
      • Winterbeek
      • Yougoslavie
      • Zelzate
      • Zwijndrecht
    • Elliptical clasps:

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