Question in recognize medals

**Pieter1942** · 07-17-2020, 06:05 PM

Hello guys,

can you please help me to recognize these medals?

Thank you in advance

!!

Kind regards, Pieter.

**Neil Hever** · 07-17-2020, 06:20 PM

Bottom one is the Polish cross of merit. NH

**Krakow1** · 07-17-2020, 07:33 PM

First one is a Polish Sokol (Falcon) Society in France, medal for Merit.

Second is a Cross of Merit for Polish combatants in France. Here is a legitymacja for one, found on allegro,

**Pieter1942** · 07-19-2020, 08:25 PM

Thank you very much for your answers gentlemen

! Much appreciated!

Both are part of a grouping that belonged to an officer who was attached to the 1st Polish armoured division during ww2.
He fought also in the 1940 campaign in France with the 3th DP.

For what actions could he received those medals? The 1940 campaign or the campaign in 1944?

Kind regards!
Pieter.

**Krakow1** · 07-23-2020, 03:47 PM

Peter, without the Cerificate for the medal it may be impossible to tell. Can you show the whole group of medals ?
Also the Cross of Merit is an unauthorised decoration. These medals came from Col Zdrojewski. Google the story.

**ze-pole** · 07-26-2020, 11:59 AM

Hello Krakow1,
Interesting details about these medals.
Do you know if these medals were given because this officer lived in France after the War ?
That would mean that the other veterans (from Poland, Belgium, UK,...) couldn't get them ?
Best regards.
ZP

**Krakow1** · 07-26-2020, 04:21 PM

Few pages from Wojciech stela book, I highly recommend it. He explains all the unauthorized by Polish Government in the West Col /General Zdrojewski's medals. Click on page to open.