5th Kresowa Infantry Division badge. 4-armed ball tipped cross with yellow/orange enamelled center piece portraying a charging bison. Lettering 5 KDP to arms.

Monte Cassino Cross. Awarded to all Polish participants who took Monte Cassino abbey from the Germans in 1944

Cross of Valour. 1939, 1940 and 1920. The Cross of Valour was re-instated in 1940 (officially 1941) for acts of extreme valour.    Krzyz Walecznych next to VC in Polish

Italy Star: - (Entry into the Italian theater any time between 11 June 1943 and 8 May 1945. )

The 1939-45 War Medal: 28 days service of any kind from 3 September 1939 to 5 September 1945. This medal could be awarded to Poles but they were not supposed to wear this medal if they also wore a Polish Active Service Medal (Army, Navy, Airforce or Merchant Marine). They could be awarded both, they just could not wear them simultaneously. Poles were made to sign a waiver by the English government stating that they would not wear both medals together. Most Poles either did not understand the waiver, or simply ignored it

Wound Badge

(Odznaka za Rany i Kontuzje)

Instituted by the State Defense Council on July 14, 1920, during the Polish-Soviet war . Conferred on all members of the Polish Armed Forces wounded or injured in action against an enemy, provided the injury required surgical treatment. It is equal in importance to the US Purple Heart Medal.

Badge: garter blue (light blue in People's Poland) ribbon bar with two narrow horizontal black pinstripes A small five-pointed silver star is attached to the ribbon for each wound.

1939-45 Star: Service from 3 September 1939 to 15 August 1945, usually for a period of 6 months front line duty, 2 months front line Air Crew duty, with some exceptions (killed or wounded in action, participation in certain operations and other exceptions could earn this Star automatically).

The Defence Medal:     Three years service in UK, 6 months overseas service in threatened areas or for 2 months bomb disposal duty.