Stanisław Rapacewicz

[Al-muell]

An interesting, but incompleate group to a veteran of the 2nd Berlin Regiment of the 1st Warsaw T. Kościuszko Infantry Division Stanisław Rapacewicz.
During the War he held the rank of sierżant podchorąży (sgt.-officer candidate, in this case it means he was an NCO who had a high school education), however, his Grunwald Badge ID says he was chorąży (at that period it was the lowest officer rank, later it was moved to the category it had before the war - warrant officer). Interestingly, in the list of awarded, KIA and MIA of his regiment, he is listed as wachmistrz podchorąży. The rank of wachmistrz was an equivalent of sgt. used in the cavalery and military police, so he was either a member of the Mounted Scout Platoon or Military Police Platoon. I will be able to check that if I manage to putmy hands on the regiment's history book.
The awards he got were:
1.Silver medal to the meritous on the field of glory (award present, doc missing)
2.Bronze medal -"- (-"-)
3.Victory and freedom medal (had the medal somewhere, but must have left it in the box while taking the awards for the picture, doc is missing)
4."For Warsaw" medal (award prasent, possible ribbon replacement, doc present)
5.Grunwald Badge (doc present, badge missing)
6.Soviet VoG medal (award and doc are not in my possesion - were sold on the auction for an exorbitant price, have the doc scan from that auction)
7.Soviet "For the liberation of Warsaw" Medal (doc present, award missing, altough I got a brass attachment device with the group - possibly from this award or VoG, as the VoG was a conversion to polish-style ribbon.

Also present: silver medal miniature, Letter of gratitude for participation in breeching the Odra river (ersatz)