| Decorations and Medals of the Polish Republic |
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| People's Poland, 1944-89 |
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| |  Order of Builders of Peoples Poland |  Order Polonia Restituta (Grand Cross) |  Order Virtuti Militari (Grand Cross) |  Order of the Gruwald Cross (1st Class) |  Order of the Banner of Labor (1st Class) |  Order Polonia Restituta (Commander with Star)  Order Virtuti Militari (Commander)  Order of the Grunwald Cross (2nd Class)  Order of the Banner of Labor (2nd Class)  Order Polonia Restituta (Commander) |  Order of the Grunwald Cross (3rd Class)  Order Virtuti Militari (Knight)  Order Polonia Restituta (Officer)  Order Virtuti Militari (Gold Cross)  Order Polonia Restituta (Member) |  Order Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross)  Cross of Merit (Gold)  Cross of Valor  Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory (Gold)  Partisan Cross |  Auschwitz Cross  Polish Armed Forces in West Military Achievement Cross  Battle of Lenino Cross  Medal for Your Liberty and Ours  Medal for the War of 1939 |  Medal for Struggle in Defense of Peoples Rule  Silesian Uprising Cross  Great Poland Uprising Cross  Warsaw Uprising Cross  Cross of Merit (Silver) |  Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory (Silver)  Cross of Merit (Bronze)  Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory (Bronze)  30 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal  40 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal |  Warsaw Medal 1939-1945  Oder, Neisse and Baltic Medal  Victory and Freedom Medal  Rodlo Medal  Medal for Sacrifice and Courage |  Armed Forces in Service for the Country Medal (Gold)  Armed Forces in Service for the Country Medal (Silver)  Armed Forces in Service for the Country Medal (Bronze)  10 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal  Medal for Long Marital Life |
| Ministerial Decorations |
| |  Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin |  Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Gold) |  Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Silver) |  Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Bronze) |  Commission of National Education Medal |  Meritorious State Worker of the Peoples Republic of Poland Decoration of Honor  Meritorious Member of Fire Service Decoration  Decoration of Merit in Protection of Public Order (Gold)  Decoration of Merit in Fire Protection (Gold)  Medal of Merit for Civil Defense (Gold) |  Decoration for Merit in Flood Fighting (Gold)  Decoration of Merit in Defense of State Frontier (Gold)  Decoration for Customs Merit (Gold)  Decoration for Merit in Mining Industry (Gold - unofficial bar)  Decoration for Merit in Energy Industry (Gold - unofficial bar) |  Decoration for Merit in Transportation (Gold)  Decoration for Merit in Communications (Gold)  Decoration of Merit in Protection of Public Order (Silver)  Decoration of Merit in Fire Protection (Silver)  Medal of Merit for Civil Defense (Silver) |  Decoration for Merit in Flood Fighting (Silver)  Decoration of Merit in Defense of State Frontier (Silver)  Decoration for Customs Merit (Silver)  Decoration for Merit in the Mining Industry (Silver - unofficial bar)  Decoration for Merit in Energy Industry (Silver - unofficial bar) |  Decoration of Merit for Transportation (Silver)  Decoration of Merit for Communications (Silver)  Decoration of Merit in Protection of Public Order (Bronze)  Decoration of Merit in Fire Protection (Bronze)  Medal of Merit for Civil Defense (Bronze) |  Decoration of Merit in Defense of State Frontier (Bronze)  Decoration for Customs Merit (Bronze)  Decoration for Merit in the Mining Industry (Bronze - unofficial bar)  Decoration for Merit in Energy Industry (Bronze - unofficial bar)  Decoration of Merit for Transportation (Bronze) |  Decoration of Merit for Communications (Bronze)  In Service for the Nation Decoration (Gold - 30 years service)  Corrections Long Service Decoration (Gold - 25 years service)  In Service for the Nation Decoration (Silver - 20 years service)  Corrections Long Service Decoration (Silver - 15 years Service) |  In Service for the Nation Decoration (Bronze - 10 years service)  Corrections Long Service Decoration (Bronze - 10 years service)  Meritorious Military Rationalizer Decoration (Gold)  Air Force Technical Achievement Decoration (Gold)  Military Rationalizer Decoration (Silver) |  Air Force Technical Achievement Decoration (Silver)  Meritorious Activist of Physical Culture Decoration (Gold)  Meritorious Activist of Physical Culture Decoration (Silver)  Meritorious Activist of Physical Culture Decoration (Bronze)
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| Organizational Decorations |
| |  Ludwik Warynski Decoration |  Meritorious Member of Democratic Party Decoration |  Peasant Battalions Cross |  1000 Years of Polish Statehood Decoration | Association of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy Decoration of Merit |  Polish Red Cross Crystal Heart Decoration of Honor  Voluntary Fire Brigades Association Gold Decoration of Honor  Polish Red Cross Decoration of Honor (Gold 1st Class)  Meritorious Member of the Soldiers Friends League Decoration  Socialist Youth Association Decoration of Janek Krasicki (Gold) |  Rural Youth Association Decoration of Ignacy Solarz  Decoration of Merit for the Voluntary Labor Troops (Gold - unofficial ribbon)  Polish Red Cross Decoration of Honor (Gold 2nd Class)  PRC Meritorious Honorary Blood Donor Decoration (1st Class - unofficial ribbon)  Fire Brigades Medal of Merit (Gold) |  Polish Scout Association Cross of Merit (Gold)  Country Defense League Medal of Merit (Gold)  Decoration of Merit for the Socialist Youth Association  Meritorious Activist of SMYA / PSYA in the Armed Forces Decoration  Decoration of Merit for the Rural Youth Association |  Socialist Youth Association Decoration of Janek Krasicki (Silver)  Decoration of Merit for the Voluntary Labor Troops (Silver - unofficial ribbon)  Polish Red Cross Decoration of Honor (Silver)  PRC Meritorious Honorary Blood Donor Decoration (2nd Class - unofficial ribbon)  Fire Brigades Medal of Merit (Silver) |  Polish Scout Association Cross of Merit (Silver)  Country Defense League Medal of Merit (Silver)  Socialist Youth Association Decoration of Janek Krasicki (Bronze)  Decoration of Merit for the Voluntary Labor Troops (Bronze - unofficial ribbon)  Polish Red Cross Decoration of Honor (Bronze) |  PRC Meritorious Honorary Blood Donor Decoration (3rd Class - unofficial ribbon)  Fire Brigades Medal of Merit (Bronze)  Country Defense League Medal of Merit (Bronze)  Country Defense League Meritorious Member Decoration (Gold)  Country Defense League Meritorious Member Decoration (Silver) |  Country Defense League Meritorious Member Decoration (Bronze) Meritorious Member of CDL Reserve Officer Clubs Decoration  Decoration Meritorious Member of the Civic Militia Voluntary Reserve  Decoration for Merit in Fire Protection Competition  Youth for Progress Decoration (Gold) |  Youth for Progress Decoration (Silver)  Youth for Progress Decoration (Bronze)  Decoration of Merit to the Warsaw Branch of Polish Socialist Youth Association  Medal Safeguard of National Monuments (Gold)  Medal Safeguard of National Monuments (Silver) | Polish-Soviet Friendship Society Meritorious Member Decoration  PSFS Decoration for Merit in Strengthening of Friendship (Gold)  PSFS Decoration for Merit in Strengthening of Friendship (Silver)  Poles in the Red Army Medal (Gold)  Poles in the Red Army Medal (Silver) |  Dr. Henryk Jordan Medal  Medal for Hunting Merit (Gold)  Medal for Hunting Merit (Silver)  Medal for Hunting Merit (Bronze)  Order of Smile |
|  Order of the White Raven (Lublin Chapter)
|  Order of Pomian
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| Decorations Conferred only to Foreigners |
| |  Order of Merit (Grand Cross) |  Order of Merit (Commander with Star) |  Order of Merit (Commander) |  Order of Merit (Gold Decoration) |  Order of Merit (Silver Decoration) |  Guard of Peace Decoration (Gold)  Guard of Peace Decoration (Silver)  Guard of Peace Decoration (Bronze)  Brotherhood in Arms Decoration  Polonia Society Decoration of Honor (Gold) |
|  Polonia Society Decoration of Honor (Silver) Polonia Society Decoration of Honor (Bronze)  Polish-Soviet Friendship Society Decoration for Brotherly Assistance
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