1939–45 Star

military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to subjects of the British Commonwealth for service in the Second World War
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1939–45 Star
Medal created and awarded by the British Government in 1943, image created by Col André Kritzinger · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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1939–45 Star

Summary

1939–45 Star is a campaign medal[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of campaign_medal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1939–45 Star is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • 1939–45 Star's image is recorded as WW2 1939-1945 Star (South African).jpg[4].
  • 1939–45 Star's instance of is recorded as campaign medal[5].
  • 1939–45 Star's instance of is recorded as star[6].
  • 1939–45 Star's subclass of is recorded as campaign medal[7].
  • 1939–45 Star's Commons category is recorded as 1939-1945 Star[8].
  • +1943-07-08T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 1939–45 Star[9].
  • 1939–45 Star's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cskln[10].
  • 1939–45 Star's conferred by is recorded as George VI[11].
  • 1939–45 Star's service ribbon image is recorded as 39-45 Star BAR.svg[12].
  • 1939–45 Star's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q7864344[13].
  • 1939–45 Star's next lower rank is recorded as Atlantic Star[14].
  • 1939–45 Star's next higher rank is recorded as India General Service Medal[15].
  • 1939–45 Star's TracesOfWar award ID is recorded as 32[16].

Why It Matters

1939–45 Star ranks in the top 5% of campaign_medal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 1939–45 Star. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/1939-45-star
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_1939-45-star_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{1939–45 Star}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/1939-45-star}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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