Poland Army Medal for War 1939-1945

[andrzejku98]

Hello Pieter,

Many thanks for your post and the answer is has follows :

The criteria for the conferment of the Army Medal are :

1) for a deed carried out above the call of duty, bringing advantage to the Army.

2) for conscientious service in time of war, in this instance a second award could be made after six months' service in the front line or twelve months service elsewhere, for the third and fourth award the periods of time were doubled.

Information from the Book Polonia Restituta and the article on Polish Awards by Krzysztof Barbarski.

I hope that answers your question Pieter

Best wishes & A Happy New Year

Andrzej

[andrzejku98]

Hello Everyone,

I was surfing this morning and came across a photograph of a collection of Polish Army Medals awarded for service in WW2, I was glad to see the 4th variant which I had only seen in the Piłsudski Museum in London.



The photograph shows the 4 types awarded:

1) Spink and Son, Type also copied by Delande France

2) F M Lorioli

3) Kretschmer

4) Unknown Manufacurer in the UK



4th Type close up.

Best wishes

Andrzej