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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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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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 Polonia Restituta (Polish: Order Odrodzenia Polski, English: Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Jan Karski (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
government. He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle, the highest Polish civil decoration, and the Order Virtuti Militari, the highest military decoration...
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Ignacy Prądzyński (category Recipients of the Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
in the latter campaign he was awarded with the Golden Cross of the Virtuti Militari and the French Legion of Honour for his role in the Battle of Leipzig...
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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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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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Stanisław Hutten-Czapski (category Recipients of the Virtuti Militari)
fighting bravely in the battle of Kaidanava, for which he was awarded Virtuti Militari. During Napoleon's retreat from Russia, Stanisław fought in the battle...
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Stanisław Jan Skarżyński (category Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari)
who fought and died in the Polish-Soviet War. For his actions he received the highest military order of Poland, Virtuti Militari, posthumously. v t e...
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