Cross of Valour (Poland)

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military decoration state decoration of Poland

The Cross of Valour (Poland) is a Polish military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and courage in combat.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cross of Valor (Krzyż Walecznych)	1
Cross of Valour (People's Republic of Poland)	1
Cross of Valour (Second Polish Republic)	1
Polish Cross of Valour	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ state decoration of Poland ⓘ
awardedFor	acts of exceptional bravery in combat ⓘ courage in the face of the enemy ⓘ
awardedIn	time of armed conflict ⓘ time of war ⓘ
awardingAuthority	state authorities of Poland ⓘ
belongsToSystem	Polish system of orders and decorations ⓘ
canBeAwardedPosthumously	yes ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
currentStatus	still awarded ⓘ
eligibility	foreign military personnel ⓘ members of the Polish Armed Forces ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
established	1920 ⓘ
establishedBy	Council of National Defense of Poland ⓘ
firstAwarded	Polish–Soviet War ⓘ
higherAward	Order of Virtuti Militari ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Polish ⓘ
lowerAward	Cross of Merit with Swords ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ
maximumAwardsToSamePerson	4 ⓘ
obverseInscription	NA POLU CHWAŁY ⓘ
presenter	President of Poland ⓘ
reinstated	1944 ⓘ
reinstatedBy	Polish Committee of National Liberation ⓘ
relatedAward	Cross of Valour (Poland) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cross of Valour (People's Republic of Poland) Cross of Valour (Poland) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cross of Valour (Second Polish Republic)
reverseInscription	WALCZĄCYM O OJCZYZNĘ ⓘ
ribbonColor	dark red ⓘ
ribbonStripeColor	navy blue ⓘ
ribbonStripePattern	two vertical stripes near the edges ⓘ
shape	cross pattée ⓘ
symbolizes	personal bravery in combat ⓘ
type	single-grade decoration ⓘ
usedBy	Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ Polish Underground State ⓘ
usedDuring	World War II ⓘ
wearingLocation	left side of the chest ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eduard Rydz-Śmigły → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

Henryk Sucharski → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

Józef Lipski → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

Merian C. Cooper → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish Cross of Valour

Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

Władysław Anders → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

Władysław Sikorski → awardReceived → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

Virtuti Militari → precedenceOver → Cross of Valour (Poland) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cross of Valor (Krzyż Walecznych)

Cross of Valour (Poland) → relatedAward → Cross of Valour (Poland) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cross of Valour (Second Polish Republic)

Cross of Valour (Poland) → relatedAward → Cross of Valour (Poland) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cross of Valour (People's Republic of Poland)