SMGO-0940 Cross of Valor Poland unnumbered replacement type 16mm
$300.00
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Description
“Small” Knedler – 36 x 36 mm.
The Cross of Valor (Polish: Krzyż Walecznych) was first introduced by the Council for the Defense of the State on 11 August 1920. It is awarded to an individual who “has demonstrated deeds of valor and courage on the battlefield.” It may be awarded to the same person up to four times [1] . The medal is given only in wartime or shortly after.
The medal was introduced at the height of the Polish-Soviet War (1920), shortly before the climactic Battle of Warsaw. Initially it had no Order Council and was awarded personally by the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army. Later the option was added of delegating the privilege to front and division commanders.
Through 29 May 1923, when the last medal for the Polish-Soviet War was awarded, the Cross of Valor had been granted to some 60,000 soldiers. Apart from individuals who had participated in the Polish-Soviet War, it had also been retroactively awarded to some soldiers of the Polish Legions, of World War I military units, of the Silesian Uprisings, of the Great Poland Uprising, and to members of the Polish Military Organization. It had been awarded, as well, to veterans of the January 1863 Uprising and to the city of Płock.
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