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Medal and certificate awarded for service in the Polish Home Army

Object | Accession Number: 1996.25.1 a-b

Certificate and insignia issued by Polish Underground organization.

Classification
Military Insignia
Category
Medals
Object Type
Medals, Polish (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Shuflata

About This Object

Physical Description
a= medal (insignia): inserted through .1b is a metalic cord which is also inserted through a chain attached to the insignia; insignia has the initials of Armia Krajowa (Home Army)
b= certificate: red, white, and gray ink on brown paper, handdrawn certificate with image of AK insignia
Dimensions
a: Height: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Width: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
b: Height: 8.380 inches (21.285 cm) | Width: 5.750 inches (14.605 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink, paint, enamel, metal
Signature
Jozef Barcz, cpn., member and one of the commanders of the Polish Home Army
Inscription
in red ink: "Polish Guard Company 4189 L.S. Co. presents Lt. Shuflata G.J.Jr with a memory combat sign of Polish Underground Army, as remembrance of its fights against the German Occupation Forces in Poland 1939-1945"

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The award was donated to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by George Shuflata.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:23:08
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