A Belgian Rhine Army Cross

Two-piece construction, silvered bronze and enamels, 29.6 mm, original ribbon, light contact, near extremely fine.Footnote: After the end of the Second World War, Belgian forces formed part of the Army of Occupation of Germany. Subsequently, after Federal Germany became independent, the army remained on German soil as part of NATO forces during the Cold War with various changes of task, size and equipment over the years. In 1995, following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the army was re-tasked and became part of the Intervention (Rapid Response) Force, based in Belgium at Saive, near Liège.