Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Certificate and insignia issued by Polish Underground organization.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of George Shuflata
- Signature
- Jozef Barcz, cpn., member and one of the commanders of the Polish Home Army
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Medals
- Object Type
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Medals, Polish (lcsh)
- 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
- 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"
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The award was donated to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by George Shuflata.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-09-12 13:54:54
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