507:
415:
461:
498:
406:
160:
452:
168:
69:
59:
484:
392:
438:
475:
383:
176:
64:
306:. The president also has the right to revoke the award. The crosses with swords are to be awarded no later than three years after the end of combat operations. Each of the crosses may be awarded twice to any single person, the second award being denoted by a bar on the ribbon and ribbon bar. A particular cross may be awarded to members of the service it represents, however in exceptional cases it can be conferred to members of the other services as well. Civilians and members of non-military uniformed services are not eligible.
429:
677:
847:
97:
833:
265:
are conferred for meritorious service in combat operations against acts of terrorism at home or during military, peacekeeping or stabilization missions overseas; the crosses without swords are conferred for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
85:
To members of the Polish Armed Forces for meritorious service in combat operations against acts of terrorism at home or during military missions overseas (w. swords); for outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service (without
665:
274:
The crosses were established by the Law of 14 June 2007, which amended the Act of 16 October 1992, concerning medals and decorations. This law saw the creation of the crosses along with the
658:
877:
872:
651:
792:
767:
643:
762:
681:
772:
717:
757:
303:
737:
732:
712:
782:
692:
506:
414:
777:
797:
742:
460:
287:
207:
497:
405:
159:
557:
451:
322:, in bronze for the Military Cross of Merit, in silver for the two other crosses. The center of the crosses is as follows:
167:
346:
787:
68:
58:
807:
747:
707:
633:
315:
217:
702:
483:
391:
282:. The change was implemented on October 9, 2007. In the order of precedence of Polish medals it ranks between the
437:
63:
474:
382:
175:
752:
727:
722:
638:
428:
283:
275:
221:
197:
802:
279:
812:
299:
258:
254:
113:
17:
608:
532:
697:
561:
353:
The reverse looks the same for all three crosses and is inscribed "POLSKA SWEMU OBROŃCY" (
128:
866:
851:
822:
817:
336:
319:
588:
832:
676:
102:
359:
562:"Act of 14 June 2007 amending the Law on medals and decorations"
647:
505:
496:
482:
473:
459:
450:
436:
427:
413:
404:
390:
381:
504:
495:
492:
481:
472:
469:
458:
449:
446:
435:
426:
423:
412:
403:
400:
389:
380:
377:
372:
369:
367:
314:
The design of the crosses is patterned on that of the
213:
203:
193:
188:
153:
145:
137:
127:
119:
108:
90:
81:
32:
302:, on his own initiative or at the request of the
793:Cross of Merit of the Army of Central Lithuania
172:Ribbon bar of the Navy Cross of Merit w. Swords
164:Ribbon bar of the Army Cross of Merit w. Swords
659:
8:
666:
652:
644:
180:Ribbon bar of the Air Force Cross of Merit
29:
878:Military awards and decorations of Poland
873:Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
682:Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
718:Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
523:
607:Megan C. Robertson (11 January 2009).
531:Megan C. Robertson (11 January 2009).
357:) with two laurel twigs on the sides.
758:Cross of Polish Soldiers from America
493:Air Force Cross of Merit with Swords
7:
768:Air Force Cross of Merit with Swords
564:(in Polish). Chancellery of the Sejm
401:Military Cross of Merit with Swords
763:Military Cross of Merit with Swords
73:Obverse of the crosses with swords
713:Order of the Cross of Independence
25:
335:an armed hand (the symbol of the
298:The crosses are presented by the
845:
831:
675:
593:Orders and Decorations of Poland
447:Navy Cross of Merit with Swords
174:
166:
158:
95:
67:
62:
57:
18:Military Cross of Merit (Poland)
798:Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
773:Navy Cross of Merit with Swords
743:Cross of Freedom and Solidarity
288:Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
208:Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
558:Sejm of the Republic of Poland
1:
347:Polish Air Force checkerboard
609:"Poland Army Cross of Merit"
533:"Poland Army Cross of Merit"
329:an eagle sitting on a sword;
808:Medal for Long Marital Life
748:Virtus et Fraternitas Medal
708:Order of the Military Cross
634:Order of the Military Cross
316:Order of the Military Cross
218:Order of the Military Cross
894:
738:Cross of Merit with Swords
733:Cross of Merit for Bravery
703:Order of Polonia Restituta
261:. The crosses with swords
257:awarded to members of the
47:Air Force Cross of Merit
840:
829:
688:
587:Lukasz Gaszewski (2011).
470:Air Force Cross of Merit
362:
343:Air Force Cross of Merit:
184:
157:
56:
33:Military Cross of Merit
783:Air Force Cross of Merit
693:Order of the White Eagle
378:Military Cross of Merit
327:Military Cross of Merit:
247:Air Force Cross of Merit
133:denotes subsequent award
50:(Lotniczy Krzyż Zasługi)
36:(Wojskowy Krzyż Zasługi)
778:Military Cross of Merit
231:Military Cross of Merit
803:Medal for Long Service
510:
501:
487:
478:
464:
455:
441:
432:
418:
409:
395:
386:
355:Poland to her defender
280:Medal for Long Service
251:Lotniczy Krzyż Zasługi
235:Wojskowy Krzyż Zasługi
43:(Morski Krzyż Zasługi)
589:"Army Cross of Merit"
509:
500:
486:
477:
463:
454:
440:
431:
417:
408:
394:
385:
284:Bronze Cross of Merit
198:Bronze Cross of Merit
40:Navy Cross of Merit
424:Navy Cross of Merit
333:Navy Cross of Merit:
255:military decorations
243:Morski Krzyż Zasługi
788:Navy Cross of Merit
613:Medals of the World
537:Medals of the World
304:Minister of Defence
300:President of Poland
259:Polish Armed Forces
239:Navy Cross of Merit
114:President of Poland
511:
502:
488:
479:
465:
456:
442:
433:
419:
410:
396:
387:
318:. It is a massive
194:Next (higher)
860:
859:
852:Poland portal
515:
514:
227:
226:
204:Next (lower)
141:Currently awarded
52:
45:
38:
16:(Redirected from
885:
850:
849:
848:
835:
698:Virtuti Militari
680:
679:
668:
661:
654:
645:
623:
621:
619:
603:
601:
599:
574:
573:
571:
569:
560:(14 June 2007).
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
528:
360:
178:
170:
162:
101:
99:
98:
71:
66:
61:
48:
41:
34:
30:
21:
893:
892:
888:
887:
886:
884:
883:
882:
863:
862:
861:
856:
846:
844:
836:
827:
723:Cross of Valour
684:
674:
672:
630:
617:
615:
606:
597:
595:
586:
583:
578:
577:
567:
565:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
530:
529:
525:
520:
312:
296:
272:
220:
179:
173:
171:
165:
163:
96:
94:
77:
46:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
891:
889:
881:
880:
875:
865:
864:
858:
857:
855:
854:
841:
838:
837:
830:
828:
826:
825:
820:
815:
813:Campaign Stars
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
753:Cross of Merit
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
728:Military Cross
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
689:
686:
685:
673:
671:
670:
663:
656:
648:
642:
641:
639:Military Cross
636:
629:
626:
625:
624:
604:
582:
581:External links
579:
576:
575:
549:
522:
521:
519:
516:
513:
512:
503:
494:
490:
489:
480:
471:
467:
466:
457:
448:
444:
443:
434:
425:
421:
420:
411:
402:
398:
397:
388:
379:
375:
374:
371:
368:
365:
364:
351:
350:
340:
330:
311:
308:
295:
292:
276:Military Cross
271:
268:
225:
224:
222:Military Cross
215:
211:
210:
205:
201:
200:
195:
191:
190:
186:
185:
182:
181:
155:
154:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
131:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
110:
106:
105:
92:
88:
87:
83:
79:
78:
72:
54:
53:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
890:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
868:
853:
843:
842:
839:
834:
824:
823:Western Cross
821:
819:
818:Eastern Cross
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
690:
687:
683:
678:
669:
664:
662:
657:
655:
650:
649:
646:
640:
637:
635:
632:
631:
627:
614:
610:
605:
594:
590:
585:
584:
580:
563:
559:
553:
550:
538:
534:
527:
524:
517:
508:
499:
491:
485:
476:
468:
462:
453:
445:
439:
430:
422:
416:
407:
399:
393:
384:
376:
366:
361:
358:
356:
348:
344:
341:
338:
334:
331:
328:
325:
324:
323:
321:
317:
309:
307:
305:
301:
293:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
269:
267:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
223:
219:
216:
212:
209:
206:
202:
199:
196:
192:
187:
183:
177:
169:
161:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
130:
126:
122:
118:
115:
111:
107:
104:
93:
89:
84:
80:
76:
70:
65:
60:
55:
51:
44:
37:
31:
19:
616:. Retrieved
612:
596:. Retrieved
592:
566:. Retrieved
552:
540:. Retrieved
536:
526:
363:Ribbon bars
354:
352:
342:
332:
326:
313:
297:
273:
263:(z Mieczami)
262:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
228:
149:14 June 2007
109:Presented by
75:(z Mieczami)
74:
49:
42:
35:
618:11 November
598:11 November
568:11 November
542:11 November
337:Polish Navy
320:Greek cross
294:Eligibility
146:Established
120:Eligibility
82:Awarded for
867:Categories
518:References
373:2nd award
370:1st award
189:Precedence
233:(Polish:
628:See also
286:and the
278:and the
123:Military
86:swords).
270:History
214:Related
91:Country
310:Design
253:) are
138:Status
129:Clasps
103:Poland
100:
27:Award
620:2012
600:2012
570:2012
544:2012
345:the
229:The
112:the
245:),
237:),
869::
611:.
591:.
535:.
339:);
290:.
667:e
660:t
653:v
622:.
602:.
572:.
546:.
349:.
249:(
241:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
