KW, product of Samuel Kretschmer located in Jerusalem
KW, product of Samuel Kretschmer located in Jerusalem
Hi Anthony
Is the Gold Cross of Merit a newly-issued medal or is this a replacement medal?
hi,
the kw is a replacement as i found his records in sikorsky institute with the recommendation and sent info to warsaw, dad did not qualify for sibir exile cross as he died before 2004 deadline so i believe the merit cross is a new presentation on his record and as an alternative,
Thanks Anthony.
Everyone keeps telling me to contact the Institute. One day, I shall
An interesting Cross of Valour from Gr. Techniczna
Damage on the reverse indicates a broken dies.
Probably it's one of the last KW stamped from this dies
Hello everyone. Is that possible some of very first Crosses have not included date 1920?
Hello David, yes, the first 3000 crosses supplied to the government for issue did not have the 1920 date. They are covered here in the parallel thread in the Polish pre-WW2 section:
Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych) – Pre-WW2 Types
Regards,
Tony
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Hello, are there any reference books available that cover the different makers of the cross of valour? And who is the manufacturer of this cross please?Regards Ade
Ade73. This cross is postwar made by Pansiuk around 1970-90.
Bible about Polish Cross of Valour - G.Krogulec "Krzyz Walecznych"
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