The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: "For Military Virtue", Polish: Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism...
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chronologically the second military honour of independent Poland, after the Order Virtuti Militari and before the Cross of Valour, which would be established a month...
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The Order of the White Eagle (Polish: Order Orła Białego) is the highest order of merit of the Republic of Poland and one of the oldest distinctions in...
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Władysław Sikorski (category Commanders of the Virtuti Militari)
out. Poland: Order of the White Eagle (posthumously in 1943) Commander of the Virtuti Militari (1923) Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari (1921) Grand...
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The Order of Polonia Restituta (Polish: Order Odrodzenia Polski, English: Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921...
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Leopold Okulicki (category Recipients of the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
War (1919–1921), decorated with the highest Polish military order, the Virtuti Militari. In the interwar period he remained in the army and in 1925 graduated...
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Henryk Dobrzański (category Recipients of the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
awarded to Henyrk Dobrzański include: Order Virtuti Militari Golden Cross (posthumously in 1966) Order Virtuti Militari Silver Cross Cross of Independence...
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Stanislaus in the imperial and royal orders in 1831. The Polish Order Virtuti Militari was not included in the imperial and royal orders, but was awarded...
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Lithuanian–Soviet War. The initial design was based on the Polish Virtuti Militari with an addition of crossed swords, but no such crosses were actually...
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Stanisław Komornicki (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
brigadier general in the Polish Army and the chancellor of the Order Virtuti Militari. He was born in Warsaw. He was a Polish underground activist (pseudonym:...
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Reinhold Smyczek (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
the Order Virtuti Militari by the Polish Government in Exile 1981: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1986: Officer's Cross of the Order of...
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Tadeusz Anders (category Recipients of the Virtuti Militari (1943–1989))
in the Polish Armed Forces during World War II. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari V Class, Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage...
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Gustaw Paszkiewicz (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta...
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ORP Błyskawica (category Recipients of the Virtuti Militari)
Polish Navy ship to have been decorated with the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military order for gallantry, and in 2012 was given the Pro Memoria...
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Jan Karcz (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
Nazi Germany. Virtuti Militari, Silver Medal Cross of Valour, four times Polonia Restituta, Officer Cross Cross of Merit, Golden Cross Order of the Star...
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Henri Le Rond (category Grand Crosses of the Order of the White Lion)
awarded with the Czechoslovak Order of the White Lion, the Polish Order of the White Eagle and Order Virtuti Militari, and the Order of Saint-Charles of Monaco...
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Adam Epler (category Knights of the Virtuti Militari)
Knight's Cross of the Virtuti Militari Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta...
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Emil Krukowicz-Przedrzymirski (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
like Emil and a figure skater. Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Gold Cross of Merit Commemorative...
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Stanisław Haller (category Commanders of the Virtuti Militari)
Commander's Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari; previously awarded the Silver Cross (1921) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Cross...
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland (redirect from Polish order of precedence (Decorations and Medals))
reformed in 2007. The order of precedence is: 6 orders (order) in specific order of precedence (see table below); other orders in order they were received;...
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1924, he was awarded Poland's highest military decoration, the Order of Virtuti Militari. Świątecki was born 1895 in Russian Poland. His father, Jan Świątecki...
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Stefan Szlaszewski (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
Lubelszczyźnie w roku 1939. 1976, s. 446. Wesolowski, Z (1997). "Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari Recipients 1792-1992 - S2". FEEFHS. Retrieved 24 April 2010...
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Wojciech Rostafiński (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
Citation Index. Cross of Valour Virtuti Militari (V class) Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1993) Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic...
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Stanisław Jackowski (officer) (category Recipients of the Virtuti Militari)
the first ever Polish tank officer or crew member to be awarded the Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross-V No 3380). He became Commander of the II Battalion of...
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Jan Grudziński (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
his crew. Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross Virtuti Militari, Golden Cross Cross of Valour Navy Medal (Medal Morski) Distinguished Service Order Julian Czerwiński;...
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Golden Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari (Poland) Silver Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari (Poland) Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta...
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Stanisław Taczak (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
VII-A Murnau POW camp in Germany. Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Cross of Independence Cross of...
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Kaczyński decorated Kamieński posthumously with the Grand Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari on 11 November 2007. Edward Wasilewski, Stalinist informant Prezydent...
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Edward Pfeiffer (category Recipients of the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
of the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising, cavalier of the Order of Virtuti Militari Edward Pfeiffer was born in 1895 in a middle-class family in Łódź...
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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of George I 5 December 1944: Member Fifth Class of the Order Virtuti Militari 2 August 1945: Distinguished Service...
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