Belgian World War II War Service Medal and Ribbon

Belgian World War II War Service Ribbon
Belgian World War II War Service Medal
Belgian World War II War Service Ribbon


Belgian World War II War Service Medal

History - Established 1945

The Belgian World War II War Service Medal was a military decoration of Belgium. It was established by royal decree of the Regent on 16 February 1945 to recognize Belgian servicemen and women who served during World War II. It was also awarded to members of the Belgian Resistance and members of the Belgian wartime Merchant Navy on the side of the Allies. Major Richard Winters, is among the notable recipients of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Details

The Commemorative Medal of the War 1940–1945 was a 38mm in diameter circular bronze medal, the obverse bore a large V for Victory sign with 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 the obverse and 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".

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

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Belgian World War II War Service Ribbon

Belgian World War II War Service Medal

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