Poland Marshal of Poland Marian Spychalski

[Lukasz Gaszewski]

I recently found this photo of Marshal of Poland Marian Spychalski in a friendly conversation with the commander of the Warsaw Pact, USSR Marshal Andrei Grechko. The photo is dated 1968. It is the only color photo of Marshal Spychalski I have ever seen. Can anyone recognize his orders and medals?

The photo is rather small, I have enlarged the part with the ribbon bars, but the quality is not perfect:

I have identified his Polish awards:

- Order of Builders of People's Poland

- Order of the Banner of Labor 1st Class

- Order Polonia Restituta 2nd Class

- Order of the Grunwald Cross 2nd Class

- Order of the Grunwald Cross 3rd Class

- Order Virtuti Militari 3rd Class

- Partisan Cross

- Medal for Warsaw

- Medal for Oder, Nysa and Baltic

- Victory and Freedom Medal

- Medal for Paricipation in the Struggle for Berlin

Can somebody help with the foreign ones? They seem messy indeed. Maybe someone has other photos of his in a uniform with medals or ribbon bars?

[tombak2004]

Hi Lukasz,

I have this interesting piece of information for you: In 2010 Spychalski's grandson sold most of his grandfather's original awards and corresponding documents.

This lot included also several foreign awards and documents. I personally held in my hand the diploma for the Order of Banner of Labor. However, I didnt pay attention to the foreign awards. The price for the lot was of course very $$$$$$.

The photo is rather small, I have enlarged the part with the ribbon bars, but the quality is not perfect:

I have identified his Polish awards:

- Order of Builders of People's Poland

- Order of the Banner of Labor 1st Class

- Order Polonia Restituta 2nd Class

- Order of the Grunwald Cross 2nd Class

- Order of the Grunwald Cross 3rd Class

- Order Virtuti Militari 3rd Class

- Partisan Cross

- Medal for Warsaw

- Medal for Oder, Nysa and Baltic

- Victory and Freedom Medal

- Medal for Paricipation in the Struggle for Berlin

Can somebody help with the foreign ones? They seem messy indeed. Maybe someone has other photos of his in a uniform with medals or ribbon bars?

[Lukasz Gaszewski]

Hi Lukasz,

I have this interesting piece of information for you: In 2010 Spychalski's grandson sold most of his grandfather's original awards and corresponding documents.

This lot included also several foreign awards and documents. I personally held in my hand the diploma for the Order of Banner of Labor. However, I didnt pay attention to the foreign awards. The price for the lot was of course very $$$$$$.

Thank you! Do you have any information on the auction they were sold, or is there any information on the Nat regarding it?