Warsaw Uprising Cross
The Warsaw Uprising Cross ( Polish: Krzyż Powstania Warszawskiego ) was an unofficial award given to the Polish insurgents during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. It was made from captured iron crosses , on which 1-zloty coins from the pre-war period were attached to cover the swastika ; the coins were labeled with the Kotwica and the year 1944. It was awarded for killing an SS officer in combat and for other acts of bravery.
Web links
- Krzyż Powstania Warszawskiego Stowarzyszenie Pamięci Powstania Warszawskiego 1944 ( Polish )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Oberlaitner: Polskie ordery odznaczenia i niektóre wyróżnienia zaszczytne 1705-1990 . Warszawa 2009, ISBN 978-83-919754-1-1 , p. 427 (Polish).
- ↑ Lesław J. Welker: Symbolika znaków Polski Walczącej . Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2000, ISBN 83-7174-498-6 , p. 42-45 (Polish).