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Victory,17,Marshal Of Poland Rola-Żymierski - CtahhR - 12-31-2013
All sources point to #17 but unfortunately no record card.
Decree
Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet USSR
On awarding Marshal Of Poland Michał Rola-Żymierski (Mihail Rolja-Zhimerskij) the Order "Victory"
For outstanding merits in the case of organising the armed forces of Poland and for the successful conduct of military operations of Polish forces in the decisive battle against the common enemy - Hitler's Germany awards
Order "Victory"
Marshal Of Poland Michał Rola-Żymierski
President Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet USSR M. Kalinin
Secretary Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet USSR A. Gorkin
Moscow, Kremlin
9th August 1945.
Also an actual picture of the award in wear.
Victory,17,Marshal Of Poland Rola-Żymierski - Al-muell - 01-04-2014
It's also one of the very few known pictures of him wearing all the decorations.
A man with a very interesting biography btw.
Victory,17,Marshal Of Poland Rola-Żymierski - CtahhR - 01-04-2014
If you live long and hard enough, be sure, someone will have some photographs of you in some strange situations!
Victory,17,Marshal Of Poland Rola-Żymierski - Al-muell - 01-04-2014
CtahhR Wrote:If you live long and hard enough, be sure, someone will have some photographs of you in some strange situations!
Worked for him - died at the age of 99...
Victory,17,Marshal Of Poland Rola-Żymierski - CtahhR - 01-04-2014
Exactly! What is one frame in 99 years?