Virtuti Militari Thread

[andrzejku98]

Hello Jaxmon,

Many thanks for your post regarding the recipient of the Virtuti Militari Silver Cross Numbered : 10769 when awarded the recipients details were as follows:

Rank : Kpt.Naw.

Surname: KASPRZYK

Christian Name: Tomasz Ludwik

Date of Birth: 25th August 1911

Place of Birth: Lwów

Awards : Virtuti Militari, KW x 2

Squadron: 305

He ended the war as a Major and emigrated to Canada where he died on the 29th January 1988 in Hamilton, Ontario.

Photograph of his grave below



Best wishes

Andrzej

[jaxmon]

Another favor. # 9100. To whom it belonged?
Please and thank you very much

[andrzejku98]

Hello Jaxmon,

Many thanks for your post re the Virtuti Militari silver cross Numbered 9100 this was awarded to:

Rank: Porucznik Pilot

Surname: Pietruszka

Christian Name: Stanisław

Service Number: P1379

Date of Birth: 27th August 1916

Squadron: 300, 301

Other Awards: KW x 4, Medal Lotniczy (Air Force Medal)

Date of Death: 23rd June 1941

Place of Burial : Polish War Cemetery, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.



Por pil P1379 Stanisław Pietruszka



Por pil P1379 Stanisław Pietruszka Grave

I hope that the above helps you Jaxmon

Best wishes

Andrzej

p.s. I also found the following photo from his ID Book pre 1939.

[jaxmon]

That's unbelievable info!
Thank you very much Andrzej

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Fake Alert: another on of these fake Krupski i Matulewicz government issue crosses has surfaced on the market. The seller is crafty, listing them sparingly. The cross finish is age distressed and is suspended from a soiled modern ribbon. These fakes are quite well made and can easily fool an unwary collector. Thus far this auction has seen sixteen bidders, with the price climbing up over 3000PLN. Someone is going to make a costly mistake.

http://allegro.pl/order-virtuti-mili...7.html#thumb/2

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

Seasons Greetings to you all, whilst doing some surfing this week I came across the following which I just thought that I would share with you all.

Merian Caldwell Cooper Born 24th October 1893 - Died 21st April 1973



Cooper exiting his plane



Cooper after escaping from a soviet POW Camp, photographed after crossing the Latvian Border.



Merian Caldwell Coopers VM recommendation front cover



Merian Caldwell Coopers VM recommendation back.

Well I hope that you like what you see

Best wishes

Andrzej

p.s. double click the photographs to open in a new page

[Krakow1]

Here is a rare bird. Award to a General.

[Krakow1]

[Krakow1]

On the back of the Document there is a record of the General collecting 300 Polish zloty per Year. He died in May, 1933 and the last entry is for January 1933. First time I am seeing that.

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Congratulation Tomasz. Nice way to close out 2017. Very few collectors can boast of owning a VM award document issued to a general, or anything that once belonged to a to a pre-WW2 Polish general for that matter, so you are one lucky dude. Thanks for sharing this exceptional piece with us.

Cheers,
Tony