Monte Cassino cross

[kosa]

Hi again Andrzejku,

Many thanks for your assistance.

MCC#25356 Sapper Józef Gajewski, Army Number: 1913/120/III, 5th Engineer Battalion 5.KDP. Died in Rozdziele, Bochnia county, Poland in 1989.

Best,
Kosa

[kosa]

Hello Kosa,

With regards to your request for information on the recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 28194 details are as follows:

Rank: Sierzant

Surname: PODBIERA

Christian Name: Leon

Fathers Name: Ludwik

Date of Birth: 1902

Army Number (also found on his ID tags): 1902-130-III

Unit: 16KZaop

Pre September 1939 soldier in the Army he was arrested in Tarnopol on Sunday 17th September 1939, that is all that I could find on Leon, I hope that it is of some use and help.

Best wishes

Andrzejku

Leon's MCC has just arrived today. Original issue ribbon in perfect condition.

Best,
Kosa

[kosa]

MCC#33002 Bombardier Józef Wnęk, 7th Horse Artillery Regiment, 2nd Artillery Group. Died in Gosprzydowa village, Gnojnik county, Poland in 1976. Józef is on the right in the photo above.

Best,
Kosa

[kosa]

Photo taken in Iraq

MCC#26788 Porucznik Stanisław Zieliński, 6th Medical Company, 5.KDP

MCC#41019 Kapral podchorąży Stanisław Zieliński, 11th Signals Battalion. HQ 2nd Corps

Best,
Kosa

[kosa]

MCC#4654 Kapral Feliks Gogolewski, 3rd PAL, DSK. Died in Olsztyn, Poland in
2002.

MCC#5024 Starszy Strzlec Jan Gurman, 3rd Rifle Baon, 3.DSK. Died in Szczecin, Poland in 1998.

MCC#4968 Starszy sierżant Józef Grudziński, SBSK, 2nd Rifle Baon, 3.DSK. Died in Milanówek, Poland in 1999

MCC#11370 Kapral podchorąży Michał Sadowy, 12th Podolski Lancers 5.KDP. Died in Nowy Sącz, Poland in 2003.

MCC#5178 Podporucznik Mieczysław Herod, 1st PAL 3.DSK. Died in Kraków, Poland in 2001.

MCC#24129 Starszy ułan Tadeusz Przegliński, 15th Poznański Lancers 5.KDP. Died in Koszalin, Poland in 1999. Wańkowicz writes about Tadeusz in his book „Bitwa o Monte Cassino”.

Best,
Kosa

[kosa]

MCC#32416 Plutonowy Florian Ambros, 7th Horse Artillery Regiment, 2nd Artillery Group. Florian was in Russian concentration camp in Ostaszków. Died in Gryfów Śląski, Poland in 1981

MCC#43158 Volunteer nurse Wanda Ambros. 3rd Military Hospital 2nd Polish Corps. Deported to Kazakhstan in 1940. Died in Lubin, Poland in 1996

Best,
Kosa

[kosa]

MCC#4815 Szeregowy Aleksander Gawryluk, 3rd Signals Baon, 3.DSK. Died in Hajnówka, Poland in 2000.

MCC#3952 Plutonowy Antoni Dąbrowski, 3rd Signals Baon, 3.DSK. Died in Warsaw, Poland in 1999.

MCC#13793 Kapral Julian Wójcikiewicz, SBSK, HQ 3.DSK. Emigrated to Australia after the war. Returned to Poland in 1993. Died in Biecz, lubuskie, Poland in 1997.

MCC#14695 Kapral Stanisław Budzki, SBSK, 3rd Rifle Baon, 3.DSK. Died in Kutno, Poland in 2000.

MCC#45947 Kapral Eugenia Jagielska-Simm, PSK, 6th Military Hospital 2nd Polish Corps. Died in Poznań, Poland in 2013. More on Eugenia here.

Best,
Kosa

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone.

Some more faces of recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross this time all from 12 PULP (12th Podolski Lancers Regiment)



Patrol 1st Squadron 12PULP, from left to right:

Wachm. Antoni Wroblewski MCC 13396, Podporucznik Kazimierz Gurbiel MCC 1301, Kapral Mikolaj Orlow MCC 9618, Ulan Jozef Mularczyk MCC 8409, Ulan Michal Kowalski MCC 6152.



PorucznikWlodzimierz Tabaka MCC 1923



Wachmistrz Jan Donocik MCC 3755



Plut.pch. Edward Krzych MCC 6171



Porucznik Stanislaw Wilk MCC 1962



Porucznik Jan Koczy MCC 1435



Ulan Marek Kuc MCC 881



Ulan Zbigniew Stankiewicz MCC 11422



From left to Right: Wachmistrz Franciszek Leligdowicz MCC 7737, Podporucznik Zbigniew Karcher MCC 1437, Podporucznik Henryk Teklinski MCC 1927.



Mortar Platoon 12PULP right of photo Ulan Romuald Lipinski MCC 7732.

That is all for today, watch this space for more faces

Best wishes

Andrzejku

p.s. click photographs to enlarge.

[andrzejku98]

Some more faces of recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross,



St. Ulan Tadeusz Brunon Piotrowski MCC 38567



Plutowny Emil Czech MCC 3392



Pplk Adam Bielinski MCC 23576



Grave of Wachm.sp. Stanislaw Fenski MCC 832

I hope that you like them

Best wishes

Andrzejku

[Polish2Corps]

MCC # 31744 Strz. Mikołaj Pleszak died Glossop UK, 1994

My Father's Legitymacja and also an extract of numbers of Monte Cassino cross recipients I received from PISM.