Great Britain: British WW2 Atlantic Star.
Commemorative Campaign medal for the Battle
of the Atlantic Ocean.
The medal was instituted in 1945. It was awarded
to subjects of the British Commonwealth for
service in the WW2 Battle of the Atlantic Ocean,
the longest continuous campaign of the war.
The Theater of Operations included the Atlantic
and South Ocean, the Home Waters and the North
Russia Convoys.
The Battle of the Atlantic was conducted mainly
against Admiral Doenitz' U-Boots, the German
Navy (Kriegsmarine) and the Luftwaffe.
On behalf of Great Britain the medal was awarded
to members of the Royal Navy, of the Merchant
Marine as well as to Airmen aboard Navy Vessels.
FULL SIZE
WW2 1939 1945
Item 100% original – ribbon original
Condition as on the photos
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