Eligibility Requirements
- Royal and Merchant Navy service in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea and operations in and around the Dodecanese Islands, Corsica, Greece, Sardinia and Yugoslavia after 11 June 1943 would qualify. The 6 months service for the 1939-45 had to be earned, before service could count towards the Italy Star. Naval shore-based personnel were covered by the Army qualification requirements.
- Army personnel had no prior time qualification.
- Air Force personnel had no prior time qualification. Qualification involved participation in aircrew service within the Mediterranean theatre, including sorties from the Mediterranean area over Europe.
- Entry into Austrian Territory during the last few days of the Second World War qualified for this star.
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