06-25-2006, 12:55 PM
(Medal Za Odre, Nyse i Baltyk)
This medal was instituted on October 26, 1945 by decree of the National Council (Krajowa Rada Narodowa). It was awarded to soldiers of the People's Army, operating in the former German territory which would become Polish after WWII.
It is a Gilded Bronze Medal 33 mm in diameter
The obverse shows a map of Poland with the cities of Gdansk, Szczecin, Wroclaw and Warsaw marked on it. The map is surmounted by a non-crowned eagle and circumscribed ZA ODRE-NYSE-BALTYK (for Oder, Neisse, Baltic). On the reverse is an inscription RP / ZWYCIEZCOM (to the victors) / III.1945 / IV.1945, all the words are underlined.
The ribbon is dark blue with light blue side stripes and 35 mm wide
Eddie
This medal was instituted on October 26, 1945 by decree of the National Council (Krajowa Rada Narodowa). It was awarded to soldiers of the People's Army, operating in the former German territory which would become Polish after WWII.
It is a Gilded Bronze Medal 33 mm in diameter
The obverse shows a map of Poland with the cities of Gdansk, Szczecin, Wroclaw and Warsaw marked on it. The map is surmounted by a non-crowned eagle and circumscribed ZA ODRE-NYSE-BALTYK (for Oder, Neisse, Baltic). On the reverse is an inscription RP / ZWYCIEZCOM (to the victors) / III.1945 / IV.1945, all the words are underlined.
The ribbon is dark blue with light blue side stripes and 35 mm wide
Eddie
Everybody's equal, But some more than others!
"Those who come to us with the sword - will be killed by the sword" - Alexander Nevski
"Those who come to us with the sword - will be killed by the sword" - Alexander Nevski
