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I came across the following photograph this morning :

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Seraja Szapszał Spiritual Superior of the Karaites in Wilno, awarded the Commanders Cross with Star of the Order...

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Whilst surfing I came across the following portrait painted by Jacek Malczewski in 1923 of General Dyw Aleksander Truszkowski who was awarded the Officers Cross of the Order...

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A few photographs that I came across showing pre WW2 Recipients of the OOP:

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11th October 1934 Warsaw General Gasiorowski awarding Estonian General Nikolai Reek ZKZ...

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Another face of a recipient of the OOP Commanders Cross shown below :

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General Dyw Jozef Karol Latour OOP 3Kl. KN, seen at his desk in 1921, what a beard

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A few more Faces of recipients of the OOP found on the internet,

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Professor Jan Korwin-Kochanowski, Professor of History at the University of Warsaw Grand Cross.
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Another Foreign Recipient of the OOP, found on the internet, click to enlarge in a new window

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Yugoslavian Minister General Dusan Trifunovic OOP Commanders Cross.
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A few more Foreign Recipients of the Order Polonia Restituta, which I came across on the Internet.

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Romanian Ambassador to Poland General Richard Franassovici OOP Grand...

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I found the following photograph on the internet, which shows an investiture at the Royal Palace in Warsaw showing the President of the Polish Republic Ignacy Moscicki about to...

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I have found another photo of a recipient of the Order Polonia Restituta another Czechoslovakian General

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General Zdenko Wienerek OOP Commanders Cross with Star
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I have found the following photographs on the internet, the following are all Czechoslovakian Generals awarded the Order Polonia Restituta.

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General Frantisek Bartos...

Hi Prezesdel,

I also could only find Admiral Heihachiro Togo awarded the Grand Cross on the 7 Sierpien (August) 1925, I have also attached a photo of the Admiral for you to view.

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Hi again Reynard,

Your Grandfathers Ribbon Bars are for the Following Awards, (if you already know what they are Please accept my Apologies)

Top Row: from Left to Right:

The Order of Virtuti...

Hi Reynard,

The Cross that is shown in the above photographs is the Commanders Cross of the Order which is worn around the neck, the Cross shown in the Photograph of your Grandfather is the...

Hi Tony,

I agree what a fantastic piece,but I'am not sure that it should be attached to the Grand Cross Sash, to me it looks more like a Commanders Cross given the ring above the diamond encrusted...

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Just another photograph that I thought you might like to see, the date is the 11th May 1934, Warsaw Station the arrival of the new Japanese Military Attache Colonel Masataka Yamawaki...

Hi Michael,

I have just checked and the photographs are on the page for all to see.

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Hi Tony,

I have managed to track down a few photographs of Japanese recipients of the Polish Order Polonia Restituta, notably Japanese General Iwane Matsui who with General Shigeyasu Suziki...

Hi Dastier,

In answer to your question did any of the jewellers survive the 2nd World War, here are three of the best known jewellers details:

Wiktor Gontarczyk Born: 1882, Died: 1948,

Jan...