British Awards for Polish Soldiers
Article about: Hi guys. I want to discuss with you one qestion. This is about british awards for polish soldiers. In my opinion, polish soldier can get for service following british awards: 1939/45 Star At
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Hello Everyone,
Whilst surfing last night I came across the following which I thought I would share with you all :
Major Eugeniusz Piasecki M.B.E. (Mily)
M.B.E. Recommendation
M.B.E. (Mily) Royal Mint Case
M.B.E. (Military Division) with inside of case
Ribbon Bars of Major Eugeniusz Piasecki
Top Row : Cross of Valour 1918-1921, Gold Cross of Merit with Swords, Independence Medal, Silver Cross of Merit.
Middle Row : Army Medal, Monte Cassino Cross, 1918-1921 War Medal, 10th Anniversary of Independence Medal.
Bottom Row : British M.B.E. (Mily), 1939-1945 Star, Italy Star, 1939-1945 War Medal.
Missing from the above and awarded are the 20 & 10 Years Long Service Medals and the British Defence Medal.
Best wishes
Andrzej
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Hello Everyone,
One of the awards made Posthumously was the Military Cross to Major Marian Leopold Marcin Bartosiński, Born 13th May 1908, after graduating from Officer Cadets School posted to the 14 Pulk Piechoty (14th Infantry Regiment).
Promoted to Porucznik on the 1st January 1936, Transferred to Armoured Officers Corps, on the 23rd March he was posted to the 4th Armoured Battalion, in the September Campaign he was commander of the 1st Platoon 92nd Independent Tank Company, part of the 4BPanc of Army "Łódź". He evaded capture and made his way to France and then onto the UK.
Promoted to Kapitan on the 7th April 1944 he was then in Command of the 2nd Squadron of the 1st Armoured Regiment, within 5 Months he had been promoted to Major and was killed in Action at Ijpellar near Breda and was buried in the Polish War Cemetery at Lommel.
Awarded the Virtuti Militari Silver Cross Nr : 10349 and the Cross of Valour, he was awarded the Bar to the Cross of Valour Posthumously as well as the Army Medal and the British Military Cross.
I have only been able to find a photograph of Marian Bartosiński when a Podporucznik between 1933 and 1936 which I have posted below :
Ppor Marian Leopold Marcin Bartosiński, 14PP.
Military Cross Obverse
Best wishes
Andrzej
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Hello Everyone,
Apologies for the poor quality of the photograph shown below :
Porucznik (Lieutenant) Kazimierz Misztak 1PUL, Silver Cross Virtuti Militari Nr : 11389, KW x 2, MCC Nr : 29696, British Military Cross, Born in July 1920, Army Nr : 1920-80-III,
After the end of the war he came to the UK with his Regiment and in Coventry in 1952 he married Barbara Lilian Haken, after the war he became a Design Engineer and was granted British Citizenship on the 9th January 1961, whilst living in Rugby, London Gazette Dated 18th April 1961 Page : 2847.
Best wishes
Andrzej
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