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Warsaw Uprising Cross

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The cross was awarded to Polish citizens as well as persons who, although they held non-Polish citizenship at the time, also fought on the Polish side in the Uprising. The Cross could also have been awarded to foreigners if they took part in the Uprising or contributed to the fighting in some major
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The Minister of Defense – in regard to persons who actively participated in the Uprising, whether through armed struggle or in civilian support.
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Members of the Military Women's Service, of the Health Care services of the Uprising and other auxiliary insurrectionist services.
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way. The Cross could have been awarded post posthumously. Usually the awards were made on the anniversary of the uprising or on
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The first Warsaw Uprising Crosses were awarded on 1 August 1981 to 100 former soldiers of the Uprising, among others Gen.
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The decoration was awarded to persons who took an active part in the Warsaw Uprising. In particular:
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs – in regard to persons of Polish citizenship who were living abroad.
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On 16 October 1992, a law was passed which ended the awarding of the medal on 8 May 1999.
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Other persons who were somehow directly involved in the uprising.
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The Veterans associations – in regard to other eligible persons.
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Soldiers of all the formations that fought in the Uprising.
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of 1944. It was discontinued in 1999. It is distinct from
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Index


Warsaw Uprising
Poland
Polish Council of State
President of Poland

Polish
Warsaw Uprising
Cross of the Warsaw Uprising
Victory Day (9 May)
Polish Council of State
President of Poland
Jan Mazurkiewicz
Home Army
Franciszek Kamiński
Bataliony Chłopskie
Maria Wittek
Mieczysław Fogg
Lesław Bartelski
Anna Jakubowska
Stanisław Aronson
Henryk Chmielewski (comics)
Wanda Janicka
Jan Mazurkiewicz
Witold Pilecki
Danuta Przeworska-Rolewicz
Ludomił Rayski
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski
Teresa Suchecka-Nowak
Maciej Matthew Szymanski

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