Monte Cassino cross

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

Some more Recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross who stayed in Italy and are buried in the Polish War Cemetery at Loreto :



Strz. Wacław Stasiełowicz, Born : 15th March 1919, Army Number : 1919-85-III, Unit : 5BSK, Date of Death : 17th June 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 12812.



St.Sierz. Stanisław Tatarowski, Born : 3rd March 1899, Army Number : 1899-60-III, Unit : 16BS, Date of Death : 7th July 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 18416.



Plut. Józef Tekień, Born : 8th February 1913, Army Number : 1913-4-III, Unit : PUK, Date of Death : 29th August 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 38680.



Strz. Abraham Tenenbaum, Born : 20th January 1911, Army Number : 1911-71-III, Unit : 13BS, Date of Death : 17th July 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 16057 (his Christian name is listed as Abram in the Register).



St.Strz. Władysław Todor, Born : 15th March 1900, Army Number : 1900-53-III (although the Register lists his number as : 1900-51-III), Unit : 3BSK, date of Death : 10th August 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 13224.



Strz. Wacław Tomasiewicz, Born : 17th March 1924, Army Number : 1924-25-III, Unit : 13BS, Date of Death : 17th July 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 36440 (awarded whilst serving in 7PAPlotLek.).



Kpr. Czesław Tomczak, Born : 30th April 1920, Army Number : 1920-46-III, Unit : 17BS, Date of Death : 10th August 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 19126.



Kan. Zbigniew Stanisław Toporowski, Born : 22nd May 1922, Army Number : 1922-80-III, Unit : 8PAPLotc., Date of Death : 19th July 1944, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 37514.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[tomasz66]

Dear Andrzej!
thank you very much for your previous information .
on the list of 3DSK soldiers there are two Stanislaw Bączyk-
BĄCZYK Stanisław, 1901/105, kpr., 1st no.
BĄCZYK Stanisław, 1909/26, plat., 1st pal.
I have already described the grave of the first one, he is buried in Łódź near Stęszewo. but I found the second one too! buried 30 km away, in Ceradz Kościelny. be so kind and add some information from yourself
Best wishes
tomek.

[andrzejku98]

Hello Tomek,

Many thanks for your post numbered 4413, I have searched the Register and found only 3 Recipients with the Surname : Bączyk

1) St.Strz. Stanisław Bączyk, Born : 29th March 1901, Fathers Name : Andrzej, Army Number : 1901-105-III, Unit : 1BSK, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 2863, by the end of the war he had been promoted to Kapral.

2) Kan. Stanisław Bączyk, Born : 1920, Army Number : 1920-197-III, Unit : 4PAL, Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 20022.

3) Plut. Paweł Bączyk, Born : 1903, Army Number : 1903-63-III, Unit : 7PAPpanc., Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 35040.

I was able to find the following information on Plut. Stanisław Bączyk, Born :7th November 1909, Fathers Name : Stanisław, Army Number : 1909-26-III, Unit : 1KPAL (but not found in the Register Tomek).

Hope this helps you out,

Best wishes

Andrzej

[conrado]

Hello Andrzej,

Could you be so kind and provide the information if Antoni Zywicki (born 1904) was a Recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross?



Thank you in advance
Konrad

[andrzejku98]

Hello Konrad,

Many thanks for your post unfortunately could not find him listed in the Register only 2 Recipients named Fabian and Jan.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[conrado]

Hello Everyone,

Another two Monte Cassino Crosses today auctioned, both sold for 650 PLN:





Monte Cassino Cross Numbered 28317 belonged to the Recipient from the 5 Workshop Company [5 EME Coy.]





Monte Cassino Cross Numbered 43464 belonged to the Recipient from the 46 Surgical Team

Regards
Konrad

[andrzejku98]

Hello Konrad,

Many thanks for your post the Monte Cassino Crosses were awarded to :

Rank : St.Strz.

Surname : Adaszkiewicz

Christian Name : Józef

Fathers Name : Antoni

Date of Birth : 1910

Army Number : 1910-42-III

Unit : 5KWarszt.

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 28317

Rank : Szer.

Surname : Lotholc

Christian Name : Ludwik

Date of Birth : 1903

Army Number : 1903-2-III

Unit : 46CC

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 43464.

Best wishes

Andrzej

[ValeriiGajewski]

Hello there Andrzej!

Is it possible from your side to provide
some informatione about:
Kpt. Zygmunt Malinowski
army unit: 3 paplot. lekkiej (D-ca pluton warsztatowy)
army #: 194/III
born: 1898

May be you have some additional photos
or know about his date of death?

Regards, Valerii

[andrzejku98]

Hello Valerii,

Many thanks for your post number : 4419, it proved to be searching for a needle in a haystack, but I have found the following information for you :

Rank : Kapitan

Surname : Malinowski

Christian Name : Zygmunt Tomasz Stanisław

Fathers Name : Michał

Date of Birth : 7th March 1898

Lived in : Warszawa.

With the above information I was able to trace his career in the Polish Army from 1923 using the Rocznik Oficerski editions available :

1923

Pages : 811 & 831

He was serving in the Dywizjon Artylerji Zenitowej (DAZ), he was serving as a Porucznik Art. promoted 1st April 1922 and was 4th in Seniority

1924

Pages : 702 & 756

He was now serving in the 3PAC, still a Porucznik and still 4th in Senority.

1928

Pages : 411 & 484

He was still a Porucznik art. still 4th in Seniority and serving in the 3PAC in the Samodzielny dyon artylerji przecow-lotniczej Nr. 3

1932

Pages 203 & 728

Porucznik art. with 3DAPL still 4th in seniority.

1939

He was by now a Kapitan with the SKZ (Silver Cross of Merit), serving in the 9DAPLot.

Below is the list of Officers of the 9DAPLot in 1939 :

9 dywizjon artylerii przeciwlotniczej

Based at Brześć n/Bugiem

Dowódca dywizjonu mjr Najwer Walenty Michał

I z-ca dowódcy kpt. Bohdanowicz Feliks

Adiutant kpt. Klimontowicz Janusz Stanisław

II z-ca dowódcy (kwatermistrz) p.o. kpt. adm. (art.) Raczkowski Ignacy

Oficer mobilizacyjny kpt. adm. (art.) Wiliński Stefan

z-ca oficera mobilizacyjnego chor. Pasek Zygmunt

Oficer administracyjno - materiałowy por. adm. (art.) Wasilewski Tadeusz II

Oficer techniczny kpt. Malinowski Zygmunt Tomasz Stanisław

Oficer gospodarczy por. int Sulikowski Marcin Eugeniusz

Dowódca plutonu łączności por. Złotnik Edward

Dowódca 1 baterii kpt. Bandrowski Władysław

Dowódca plutonu por. Stocki Michał

Dowódca 2 baterii mjr dypl. Cypryk Stanisław

Dowódca plutonu ppor. Osiecki Zbigniew

Dowódca plutonu ppor. Pawlak Bronisław Tadeusz

Dowódca 3 baterii por. Raniewicz vel Szram Jan

Dowódca plutonu ppor. Dmowski Marian

Dowódca 4 baterii por. Jakubowski Tytus Roman

Dowódca plutonu ppor. Dwornicki Stanisław Wojciech

Dowódca 5 baterii kpt. Małecki Stanisław

Dowódca plutonu ppor. Smoliński Józef

Whilst serving with the 2nd Polish Corps during the Italian Campaign he fought at Monte Cassino and when awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Kapitan

Surname : Malinowski

Christian Name : Zygmunt

Date of Birth : 7th March 1898

Fathers Name : Michał

Army Number : 1898-194-III

Unit : 3KPAPL

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 1585

After the end of the war in Europe, he came to the UK with his Regiment and after being demobbed he settled down to civilian life in a foreign country, the next piece of information I came across was from the London Gazette Issue Number : 43442, Page Number : 8046, Dated : 22nd September 1964 when he was granted British Citizenship, Gazette entry is below :



The next piece of information that I was able to find was in 1971 his death, he died on the 16th April 1971 in Lambeth and was cremated on the 30th April 1971.

I have searched all over trying to find a photograph of him but with out an luck Valerii.

I hope that the above information is of some use and help to you Valerii, my bill is in the post, take care

Best wishes

Andrzej

[ValeriiGajewski]

Thanks a lot Andrzej for yoir deep reaserch!
Invaluable grateful to you for that!

Regards, Valerii