Gallipoli Star
| Gallipoli Star Harp Madalyası | |
|---|---|
 Gallipoli Star badge. | |
| Type | Decoration |
| Awarded for | Gallantry in battle |
| Country |  Ottoman Empire |
| Eligibility | Troops from the Central Powers |
| Campaign(s) | Ottoman areas of engagement |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Established | 1 March 1915 |
 Ribbon bar | |
The Gallipolli Star is a military decoration awarded by the
Design and composition
The award includes a badge, ribbon and
The medal, made of
Along with the badge came a ribbon with red and white stripes. The dimensions of the ribbon for combatants are: red 2.5 mm; white, 5 mm.; red, 29 mm.; white, 5 mm.; red 2.5 mm. For non-combatant awardees, the colors are reversed.
The campaign bar is a right-pointing parabola of white at 56mm in length and 7mm in height. In the field is red Arabic script denoting the specific campaign:
- Chanakkale/Chanak (Gallipoli)
- Gaza
- Kanal
- Kut-al-Amara
- Sanatorium[citation needed]
Wear
When in formal dress, the badge was worn at the center, below the right breast pocket. Wear of the badge was exclusive; in everyday wear was substituted by the ribbon. The ribbon was worn from the second hole in the tunic button.
For Austrian and German awardees (usually members of the Asienkorps), the award took lower precedence to their own Iron Cross 2nd class, and the ribbon of the Iron Crescent was placed beneath that of the Iron Cross.
Notable German recipients of the award included
The ribbon could also be fashioned into a chest riband for placement on a ribbon bar when in undress.
The campaign bar was usually not worn.
Gallery
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Gallipoli Star badge with ribbon -
Gallipoli Star riband -
Gallipoli Star – Turkish manufacture -
Gallipoli Star badge – B.B. & Co. -
Gallipoli Star badge – Godet -
Gallipoli Star badge – J.H. Werner
References
- Klietmann, Dr. Kurt-Gerhard, (1971): Deutsche Auszeichnungen: Ein Geschichte der Ehrenzeichen und Medaillen, Erinnerungs- und Verdienstabzeichen des Deutschen Reiches, der deutschen Staaten sowie staatlicher Dienststellen, Organisationen, Verbande usw. Vom 18. - 20. Jahrhundert. 2 Band. Deutsches Reich 1871- 1945. Berlin: Ordenssammlung.
- ERMAN, M.Demir, (2012) Harp Madalyası - The Turkish War Medal -
- ERMAN, M.Demir, (2023) Osmanlı-Türk Madalya ve Nişanları 1801-1923 The Ottoman-Turkish Medals and Orders-