Monte Cassino cross

**andrzejku98** · 11-11-2021, 01:59 PM

Hello Valerii,

Many thanks for your post, with regards to Aleksy Kuszner when awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Kanonier (Artilleryman)

Surname : Kuszner

Christian Name : Aleksy

Date of Birth : 1910

Fathers Name : Maksym

Army Number : 1910-102-III

Unit : 3KPAPL

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 6701

I have checked the Register of Recipients of the Virtuti Militari without finding him listed and the 3DSK List of soldiers of the Division also do not have anything listed with regards to the VM and KW.

The only way to confirm everything would be for the family to obtain a copy of his service record from the British Ministry of Defence (M-o-D)

Best wishes

Andrzej

**andrzejku98** · 11-11-2021, 03:10 PM

Hello Everyone,

Some more Faces of Recipients of the Monte Cassino Cross :

Kpr.pchor. Jerzy Kostiuk.

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Kanonier (Artilleryman)

Surname : Kostiuk

Christian Name : Jerzy

Date of Birth : 14th April 1923

Fathers Name : Ferdynand

Place of Birth : Lwów

Army Number : 1923-36-III

Unit : 3KPAL

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 6468

By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to Kapral pchor.

St. Sierz. Kazimierz Mizak.

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Mst. Wojsk.

Surname : Mizak

Christian Name : Kazimierz

Date of Birth : 10th February 1910

Fathers Name : Władysław

Place of Birth : Góra Puławska pow. Kozienice

Army Number : 1910-162-III

Unit : 6KZaopat.

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 27453

St.Strz. Bolesław Szajna.

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : St.Panc.

Surname : Szajna

Christian Name : Bolesław

Date of Birth : 11th January 1913

Fathers Name : Tomasz

Place of Birth : Jasło

Army Number : 1913-126-III

Unit : P4Panc.

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 29542

By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to Kapral and awarded the KW when serving in the 1st Squadron.

Kapral Feliks Szczurowski.

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Strz.

Surname : Szczurowski

Christian Name : Feliks

Date of Birth : 1914

Army Number : 1914-241-III

Unit : 17BS, 5KDP

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 19104

By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to Kapral and had been awarded the Virtuti Militari Legitymacja Numbered : 11440 and the Cross of Valour (KW), he died in 1996.

Monte Cassino Cross and Legitymacja Numbered : 10708

Items belonging to St. Sierz. Józef Parymończyk.

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Sierz.

Surname : Parymończyk

Christian Name : Józef

Date of Birth : 1903

Army Number : 1903-30-III

Unit : 6BSK

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 10708

By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to St.Sierz. and awarded the KW.

Best wishes

Andrzej

**andrzejku98** · 11-13-2021, 10:20 PM

Hello Everyone,

I came across the following whilst surfing and thought that I would share them with you all :

AB64 belonging to Plut. Jan Ignacy Cwynar

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Kapral

Surname : Cwynar

Christian Name : Jan Ignacy

Date of Birth : 18th January 1904

Army Number : 1904-38-III

Unit : 12PULP

By the end of the war in Europe he had been promoted to Plut. (Lance Sergeant) and had been awarded the Cross of Valour (KW) and was serving in the 7PUL.

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 30899

When awarded the recipients details were as follows :

Rank : St.Panc. (Lance Corporal/Armoured)

Surname : Trościanko

Christian Name : Tadeusz

Date of Birth : 1920

Army Number : (also found on His ID Tags) : 1920-69-III

Unit : P6Pancerny (6th Armoured Regiment, 2nd Armoured Brigade later Divsion)

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 30899

Best wishes

Andrzej

**andrzejku98** · 11-14-2021, 05:21 PM

Hello Everyone,

Another Face of a Recipient of the Monte Cassino Cross :

Ppor. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski standing outside a London Hotel

Ppor. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski studio photograph

French Military ID Card for Ppor. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski

Provisional Driving Licence Dated 24th April 1941 for Ppor. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski

Middle East Military ID Card for Ppor. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski

3DSK Badge Legitymacja Nr : 19968 awarded to Por. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski

Wound Ribbon with one Star and Legitymacja awarded to Ppor. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski

Virtuti Militari and Legitymacja Numbered : 8625 awarded to Rtm. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski

Awards of Rtm. Stanisław Maria Jan Skrzeszewski.

When awarded the Monte Cassino Cross his details were as follows :

Rank : Ppor. (2nd Lieutenant)

Surname : Skrzeszewski

Christian Name : Stanisław Maria Jan

Date of Birth : 12th September 1911

Army Number : (also found on His ID Tags) : 1911-751-III

Unit : 12PULP (12 Pułk Ułanów Podolskich)

Monte Cassino Cross Numbered : 1811

Best wishes

Andrzej

**andrzejku98** · 11-16-2021, 08:55 AM

Hello Everyone,

Another Monte Cassino Cross for sale on Allegro.pl :

When awarded the Recipients details were as follows :

Rank : Kapral

Surname : Zdunek

Christian Name : Jan

Date of Birth : 1914

Army Number : (also found on His ID Tags) : 1914-104-III

Unit : KGD2K

Link to the web page is below, just click on the link :

allegro.pl

Best wishes

Andrzej

**Elzunia GO** · 11-16-2021, 02:49 PM

Hi Andrzej. Please keep an eye out for my dad's MCC nr 25166. Also VM nr 8668. His British Military Cross doesn't seem to have a nr but is here Recommendation for Award for Gradosielski, Jerzy Rank: Second Lieutenant ... | The National Archives.
We suspect these originals have been sold and replaced with copies. (Long story)
Jerzy Gradosielski, sapper 5 Div, 5 KDP
Elzuni

**andrzejku98** · 11-16-2021, 10:25 PM

Hello Elzuni,

Many thanks for your post with regards to your Father's Monte Cassino Cross and Virtuti Militari, I will keep my eye out for them, with regards to the British Military Cross it will not be numbered but will carry the date of the Year of the award on the reverse bottom arm of the cross.

As shown in the photograph below :

British Military Cross reverse officially engraved 1945.

Best wishes

Andrzej

p.s. Please let me know how you get on with your search.

p.p.s. Jerzy's Recommendation for the British Military Cross :

2nd Lieutenant Jerzy Gradosielski

"He commanded a platoon of sappers during the night 11th/12th May 1944 in the attack on Phantom Ridge. In this action he displayed great skill and valour and seized two heavily armed and grimly defended enemy bunkers. He then dressed a badly wounded officer from the 15th Infantry Battalion with complete disregard to his own safety, later during the attack on a third bunker he was himself wounded, but refused to leave the battlefield to be evacuated, until ordered to do so by the Battalion Commander".

Recommended by : Lieutenant General W. Anders, Commanding 2nd Polish Corps.

Approved by : Lieutenant General O.W.H. Leese, GOC Eighth Army.

Approved by : H.R. Alexander, General, Commander in Chief Allied Central Mediterranean Force.

GRANTED AN IMMEDIATE M.C.