Monte Cassino cross

[Gonzo500]

Hello All

Another MCC up for sale on a popular Polish site.










MCC 41401 was awarded to : st.strz Jan Korzeniecki. 1900/154/III. Oddzial Lacznosci Wsparcia Lotniczego. Air Support Signals Platoon.


Regards Kevin

[conrado]

Hello Everyone,

Quite an interesting set of decorations, including the Monte Cassino Cross with pretty rare I think box made by M. F. Forioli Fratelli Milano and the Silver Cross of Merit with Swords, awarded to an Officer from the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division:











Porucznik (Lieutenant) Stefan Stegner, Army Number: 1913-539-III, Unit: 2 Kompania Zaopatrywania 3 Dywizji Strzelców Karpackich (2nd Supply Company of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division), Monte Cassino Cross numbered 10781

The set was sold at auction for PLN 4130.

Have any of you seen such a box for the Monte Cassino Cross before? Tony Zawadzki?

Regards
Konrad

[Gonzo500]

Hi Konrad

Nice photo's showing a nice group of medals. Unfortunately I think there is a small problem.

Cross number 10781 shown in your photo's belonged to : kan Kaazimierz Rataj. 1924/14/III. 1 Karp.P.A.L. 1st Field Art Reg.3rd Carpathian Inf Div.

Now I must point out that my list is only about 90% complete but I cannot find a Stefan Stegner in the Monte Cassino list.

The next point I would like to make is his serial number, 539. Being a high number I would think he joined the 2nd Corps after Monte Cassino.

But that is just my opinion.

Regards Kevin

[conrado]

Hello Kevin,

I answer to your doubts regarding the number of the Monte Cassino Cross awarded to Porucznik Stefan Stegner, his Monte Cassino Cross number is 10781. The Cross in this number was in fact awarded twice, to Por. Stefan Stegner (1913-539-III) and to Kanonier Kazimierz Rataj (1924-14/-III). The Cross awarded to Kan. Rataj was canceled as twice awarded and replaced by the Cross numbered 10956:



The only doubt is the Army Number of Por. Stegner as on the Monte Cassino Cross Recipient List his number is 1913-539, but on the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division Soldiers List is 1913-166.

Regards
Konrad

[TMZ]

The listing at 3 DSK - "R" - krzyz.montecassino.eu has been updated to show that kan. K. Rataj did not receive 10781, but 10956.

[Gonzo500]

Hello All

Thank you Konrad for clearing up my mistake, sorry to all if it created any confusion, I searched through my many hundreds of photographs which I took many years ago and found the Anulowania list but obviously I have never updated my database.

So here it is



Regards Kevin

[Gonzo500]

Another week and another MCC up for sale.

On sale on a popular Polish auction site is MCC 24459. And hopefully I am correct in saying it was awarded to :

ppor Mieczyslaw Januszewski. 1919/116/III. 5th Baonu Ciezkich Karabinow Masznowych. 5th Heavy Machine Gun Batt.











Regards Kevin

[Gonzo500]

Hello All

A quiet time of year regarding the MCC. So one from the archive.

MCC 9884 with Legitymacya and badges.








Awarded to : strz Stefan Podkowa. 1914/90/III. 3 Karp.Baon.CKM 3rd Machine Gun Batt.

My records show he was also awarded the KW . Unfortunately I cannot confirm that.


Regards Kevin

[Gonzo500]

Thought I would add another post as it may be the last before the festive season.

A group of documents belonging to : strz Wincenty Dobrowolski. 1910/99/III. MCC 24565.

5th Baonu Ciezkich Karabinow Masznowych. 5th Heavy Machine Gun Batt.





Best regards to all

Kevin

[conrado]

Hello Tony and Everyone,

I would like to refer to my post #5272. There are pretty rare box made by F. M. Lorioli Fratelli Milano for the Monte Cassino Cross. Have you seen such a box before and is it a box dedicated specifically to the Monte Cassino Cross?



Regards
Konrad