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The Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross ((ポーランド語:Krzyż Pamiątkowy Monte Cassino)) is a commemorative medal awarded to all soldiers of the Polish II Corps who fought in the battle of Monte Cassino and the battles for Piedimonte and Passo Corno. After the capture of Monte Cassino in May 1944, the Polish government in Exile, (in London) created a campaign cross to commemorate the role of the Polish II Corps (often known as ''Anders Army'') in capturing this strategic point, which had long blocked the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula. A consignment of 50,000 crosses was ordered from a manufacturer in Tel Aviv, then part of British-ruled Palestine, where the Polish forces had spent part of 1942 and almost all of 1943 in training. A total of 48,498 crosses (serial numbers 1 to 48,498) were awarded with accompanying award documents issued in the field to each soldier who took part in the battle.〔 〕 Although it is commonly believed that no master record exists to indicate which serial numbers were given to specific soldiers, records do indicate which blocks of serial numbers were given to units within the Polish II Corps.〔 Furthermore, the actual lists of named cross recipients are held at the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum. The 1502 un-awarded crosses (serial numbers 48,499 to 50,000) were eventually sold off to dealers and collectors.〔 At the moment of its institution in June 1944, the medal was 19th in the Polish order of precedence.〔 〕 ==Recipients by Unit== The Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross was issued to the following units: CROSS No. UNIT 1 Senior Commanders - General Władysław Anders, General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps 2 Senior Commanders - General Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko, Deputy General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps 3 Senior Commanders - Bishop Józef Gawlina, Polish Army Field Bishop 4 Senior Commanders - General Bolesław Bronisław Duch, General Officer Commanding 3 Carpathian Rifle Division 5 Senior Commanders - General Nikodem Sulik, General Officer Commanding 5 Kresowa Infantry Division 6 Senior Commanders - General Bronisław Rakowski, General Officer Commanding 2 Armoured Brigade 7 Senior Commanders - General Roman Odzierzyński General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps Artillery 8 Senior Commanders - General Prof. Dr Bolesław Szarecki, General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps Medical Services 9 Senior Commanders - Colonel Dr. Ludwik Ząbkowski, Commanding Officer 2 Artillery Group, 2 Polish Corps 10 Senior Commanders - Colonel Kazimierz Wiśniowski, 2 Polish Corps Chief of Staff 11 Senior Commanders - Colonel Stanisław Skowroński, 2 Polish Corps Quartermaster 12 Senior Commanders - Colonel Mieczysław Zaleski, Commanding Officer 2 Polish Corps Signals Units 13 Senior Commanders - Colonel Konstanty Skąpski, Commanding Officer 2 Polish Corps Engineering Units 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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