Belgium: Palms for the Occupation of Rhineland.
Veteran's unofficial award for the members of the
Belgian Occupation Forces of Rhineland after the
end of the 2 World Wars (WW1 and WW2).
Besides the Palms there also exist 2 other awards
(Crosses) for the occupation of Rhineland. The
Palms however is the one most rarely seen.
The Allied occupation of the Rhineland took place
following the armistice that ended WW1 in 1918.
The occupying armies consisted of American,
Belgian, British and French forces.
The Belgian Army of Occupation consisted of 5
Divisions stationed in Krefeld (Headquarters at
Aachen).
Following the end of WW2, Germany was divided
by the Allied Forces, into several occupational
zones (4 Major zones and 3 Minor zones).
The Belgian zone was formed as a corridor from
the Belgian-German border to the edge of the
Soviet zone, and it included the important town
of Cologne.
The Belgian Army of Occupation, the Belgian
Forces in Germany (FBA-BSD), was formed by
soldiers of the former Free Belgian Forces.
Commanded by General Jean-Baptiste Piron it
remained under British operational command
until 1946.
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WW1 1918 and WW2 1945
Item 100% original - ribbon original
Condition as on the photos
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