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Presented to Polish military personnel and civilian employees for meritorious activities to strengthen military power of the country. 1966 and revised 1991 Polish Army Medal Medal Wojska Polskiego: Services to the Polish armed forces by foreign civilian and military personnel 1999 Medal of Merit for Firefighters. Medal za Zasługi dla Strażacy
In Congress Poland, the Virtuti Militari medal was renamed the "Polish Military Medal" (Medal Wojskowy Polski). [2] Both the statutes of Virtuti Militari and privileges granted to recipients were preserved. A special commission was created to award the Virtuti Militari to veterans of the Napoleonic campaigns of 1812, 1813, and 1814.
Initially it had no Order Council and was awarded personally by the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army. Later the option was added of delegating the medal's granting to front and division commanders. Through 29 May 1923, when the last medal for the Polish-Soviet War was awarded, the Cross of Valour had been granted to some 60,000 soldiers.
Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic; Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin; Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945; Medal of Merit for National Defence; Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland; Military Cross (Poland) Military Cross of Merit
The Polish Army Medal (Polish: Medal Wojska Polskiego) was established by Poland on 3 September 1999 to recognize service to the Polish Army by foreign civilians and military personnel. [1] The medal is presented in three grades Gold, Silver, and Bronze by the Polish Minister of National Defence. Most awards are presented to members of allied ...
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [6] In all some 125 men received the Medal for their actions in World War I (34 of them posthumously): 92 from the Army, to include 4 from the Air Service, 21 from the Navy (including 10 who received the Medal of non-combat actions), and 8 from the Marine Corps.
The Cross of Polish Soldiers from America [a] was a military order awarded by the Second Polish Republic, to the volunteers from the United States, and Canada, that served in the Blue Army and the Polish Armed Forces, during the World War I, the Polish–Soviet War, and other conflicts, to commemorate their efforts in the creation of Poland and the ensuring of its independence from 1918 to 1920.