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A Palestine NGSM to a Birchall

Posted in 1945 + Medals, Family Groups & Singles with tags , , , on August 12, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_United_KingdomThis Naval General Service Medal, impressed to C/JX 155864 E.Burchell A/B R.N. has the 1945-1948 Palestine Bar. Most of the naval personnel involved in this brush fire war were offshore patrol craft crews attempting to interdict arms and illegal immigrant traffic into what was still the British Mandate territory of Palestine.

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Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Service Medal

Posted in 1945 + Medals with tags , , , on May 16, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_MFOThe Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. This is the MFO Service Medal.

The Multinational Force and Observers Medal is an international military decoration which was first created on March 24, 1982. The medal was established under the authority of the Director-General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) which were established to monitor a neutral ceasefire zone, between Egypt and Israel, as the result of the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

The MFO is not a UN mission, but rather a multi-national force created by the annex to the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty.

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Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Patch

Posted in Armbands & Patches with tags , , , on May 7, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_the_MFOThe Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. This is the mission patch worn on the shoulder.

The Multinational Force and Observers Medal is an international military decoration which was first created on March 24, 1982. The medal was established under the authority of the Director-General of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) which were established to monitor a neutral ceasefire zone, between Egypt and Israel, as the result of the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

The MFO is not a UN mission, but rather a multi-national force created by the annex to the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty.

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Fighters Against Nazism Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Service Medals with tags , on April 28, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_IsraelThis Israeli medal, from 1967, is awarded to any Israeli who was either a partisan or a regular member of the Allied armies between the 1st of September 1939 and the 1st of September 1946.

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60th Anniversary of Victory Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , on April 28, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_IsraelThis is an Israeli medal commemorating the 60th anniversary of the defeat of Nazism, especially the Jewish fighters contribution.

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50th Anniversary of Victory Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , on April 28, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_IsraelThis is an Israeli medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the defeat of Nazism, especially the Jewish fighters contribution.

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55th Anniversary of Victory Medal

Posted in 1939-1945 Jubilee Medals with tags , on April 28, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_IsraelThis is an Israeli medal commemorating the 55th anniversary of the defeat of Nazism, especially the Jewish fighters contribution.

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Table Medal for the 40th Anniversary of the Victory Over Nazi Germany

Posted in Plaques, Table Medals & Awards with tags , on April 25, 2013 by The Dude

Flag_of_IsraelThis is an Israeli table medal commemorating the 40th anniversary of the defeat of the Germans in WW2 and the contribution of Jewish soldiers to that defeat.

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