Cross of Valour
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The Cross of Valour is a high Polish military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and courage in combat.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross of Valour canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedForContext | combat against an enemy of the state ⓘ |
| awardFor |
acts of exceptional bravery in combat
ⓘ
courage in combat ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
President of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedMultipleTimes | true ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| category | Polish military awards and decorations ⓘ |
| confersTitle | none ⓘ |
| conflictAssociation |
Polish–Soviet War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ later Polish military operations ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| decorum | worn on the left side of the chest ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the Polish Armed Forces
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ |
| higherAward | Virtuti Militari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscription | NA POLU CHWAŁY ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Cross of Merit with Swords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Polish Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Land Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ other components of the Polish Armed Forces ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy | bars on the ribbon ⓘ |
| notableRecipients |
members of the Polish resistance
ⓘ
soldiers of the Polish Army in World War II ⓘ soldiers of the Polish Legions ⓘ |
| PolishName | Krzyż Walecznych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | red ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | white stripes ⓘ |
| shape | cross ⓘ |
| side | obverse and reverse ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolism |
sacrifice in battle
ⓘ
valor ⓘ |
| type | decoration for bravery ⓘ |
| wearingOrder |
above Cross of Merit with Swords
ⓘ
below Virtuti Militari ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.