Italy Star

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Italy Star
Date	1945
Branch of Service	British and Commonwealth forces
Campaign	Italy 1943-45
Ribbon	Five equal stripes of red, white, green, white, and red
Metal	Bronze
Size	Height 44mm; max. width 38mm
Obverse Reverse Plain reverse Clasps None authorised

The Italy Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in World War II.

The medal was awarded for operational service (on land) in Italy, Sicily, Greece, Yugoslavia, the Aegean area and Dodecanese Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, and Elba at any time between 11 June 1943 and 8 May 1945.

The ribbon for this medal, along with those of the other Second World War campaign stars, is reputed to have been designed by King George VI. Red, white, and green represent the colours of the House of Savoy, Italy's royal family.

[edit] Clasps

None authorised

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[edit] Bibliography

• Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - Medals Yearbook - 2006, (2005), Token Publishing.
• Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), British Battles and Medals, (1988), Spink