3 Polish Ribbon Bars

[Nicolas7507]

Hello there,

 

I just received these three bars and wanted to show them. 

The combination of the biggest bar is a little bit exotic, not sure if the bar is real.

Any help with the correct identification of ribbons is very welcome.

 

Best regards

Nicolas

 

Bar 1

Order Polonia Restituta (Member)
Cross of Merit (Silver)
Medal for Merit on the Field of Gory (Silver)
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)
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Silver)
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Bronze)

 

Bar 2

Order Polonia Restituta (Member)
Cross of Merit (Gold)
30 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal
40 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal
Armed Forces in Service for the Country Medal (Gold)
Armed Forces in Service for the Country Medal (Silver)
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Gold)
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Silver)
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Bronze)
Decoration of Merit in Protection of Public Order (Bronze)
Meritorious Activist of SMYA / PSYA in the Armed Forces Decoration
Socialist Youth Association Decoration of Janek Krasicki (Silver)
Polish Red Cross Decoration of Honor (Silver)
Decoration Meritorious Member of the Civic Militia Voluntary Reserve
Decoration for Merit in Fire Protection Competition (?)
Country Defense League Medal of Merit (Silver)
Youth for Progress Decoration (Silver)
Country Defense League Medal of Merit (Bronze)
?????
Decoration of Merit for the Voluntary Labor Troops (Bronze - unofficial ribbon)

Bar 3

Order of the Grunwald Cross (3rd Class)
Order Virtuti Militari (Silver Cross?)
Order Polonia Restituta (Member)
Cross of Valor

Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory (Gold)
Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory (Silver)
Medal for the War of 1939
Medal for Struggle in Defense of Peoples Rule

Cross of Merit (Gold)
Cross of Merit (Silver)
Silesian Uprising Cross
40 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal

Warsaw Medal 1939-1945
Oder, Neisse and Baltic Medal
Victory and Freedom Medal
Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin

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)
Polish-Soviet Friendship Society Meritorious Member Decoration
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Gold)    

Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Silver)    
Medal for Merit for the Country Defense (Bronze)
Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
Great Poland Uprising Cross
UdSSR: Medal for Liberation of Warsaw

10 Years of Peoples Poland Commemorative Medal
Medal for Your Liberty and Ours
Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
Medal for Long Marital Life
UdSSR: WW2 Victory Medal

[Lukasz Gaszewski]

Nicolas,

 

nice acquisitions, congratulations! A few remarks on these ribbon bars, if I may.

 

I think only #2 is original. #1 would be perfectly OK, if not that Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory. It is difficult for me to imagine someone awarded with it and not having any commemorative medals for WWII. Even assuming the medal was conferred not for WWII, but for fighting the anticommunist resistance right after the war, the ribbon bar should certainly have more items. Besides, it does not have any traces of wearing. Just a modern copy for collectors.

 

#3 is a kind of play with the ribbons, although the initial ones are arranged in the (almost) correct order.

 

#2 seems original. It comes from the 2nd half of 1980s and belonged most probably to a military in the rank from major to colonel who started his career in the 2nd half of 1950s. Your identification of particular ribbons is perfect! The before last ribbon is of the Honorary Decoration for Merit to the Poznan Voievodship. The decoration itself did not have a ribbon, but a bar like this could be worn on a uniform. The preceding ribbon is of the gold Country Defense League Decoration, rather than medal. It had the same colours, but was visibly narrower.

 

Congratulations again,

Lukasz

Edited June 29, 2022 by Lukasz Gaszewski