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Cross of Merit (Poland)

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Country
  
Poland

Established
  
June 23, 1923

Status
  
Currently awarded

Cross of Merit (Poland)

Type
  
Medal awarded in three grades: Golden, Silver, and Bronze

Awarded for
  
Exemplary public service or humanitarian work that goes above and beyond the call of duty

Clasps
  
denotes subsequent award

The Cross of Merit (Polish: Krzyż Zasługi) is a Polish civil state award established on June 23, 1923, to recognize services to the state.

The Order has three grades:

At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awarded to citizens who went beyond the call of duty in their work for the country and society as a whole. May be awarded twice in each grade to the same person.

Recipients

  • Moses Schorr (Gold Cross of Merit), Rabbi, Polish Historian, Politician, Bible Scholar, assyriologist and orientalist.
  • Francis K. Czyzewski; b. 1904 - d. 1976; (SIlver Cross of Merit, July 4, 1939), writer, astronomer, meteorologist, photographer, playwright, WSBT Polish Hour radio program host, life member of the solar division of the American Variable Star Observers at Harvard College Observatory (1951); former president, Polish-American Central Civic Committee; staff writer, South Bend Tribune; South Bend, Indiana
  • Adela Dankowska (Silver Cross of Merit, 1970), Polish glider pilot
  • Marguerite Ettienette Andrée Mouton (née - Guillemin; b.1889 - d. 1976; Bronze Cross of Merit - 1950's) Educator; Soissons, France
  • Michal Korwin-Szymanowski, also known as Michel Korwin (Gold Cross of Merit 2015), Montréal, Canada.
  • Bronisława Rychter-Janowska (Gold Cross of Merit 1939), Cracovian artist.
  • Henri Strzelecki (Gold Cross of Merit 1990), co-founder of Henri Lloyd.
  • Jerzy Łucki (Gold Cross of Merit, August 1995) - Toronto, Canada
  • Henryk Staniewski (Silver Cross of Merit 198-, Gold Cross of Merit 1998) Director of the Department of Computer Networks and Communications in Lublin, Poland
  • Izabella Zielińska (Gold Cross of Merit 2011), Polish pianist
  • Michał Kwiatkowski (Gold Cross of Merit 2014), Polish road cyclist
  • Jerzy Zralski (Gold Cross of Merit 2000), II WW veteran and writer
  • Bogdan Labecki (Gold Cross of Merit 2013).
  • Tomasz Miśkiewicz - for work with the immigrant and native Islamic Youth in 2006
  • Michal Kuleczka (Gold Cross of Merit 2013).
  • Bogdan Labecki (Gold Cross of Merit 2013).
  • John Dodunski (Cross of Merit 2013) - New Zealand - March 2013
  • Margaret Scannell née Dodunski (Cross of Merit 2013) - New Zealand - March 2013
  • Robert Dodunski (Cross of Merit 2013) - New Zealand - March 2013
  • Tomasz Trembowski (Bronze Cross of Merit 2013) - Canada - May 2013
  • Elwira Grossman (Gold Cross of Merit 2013) - Scotland - August 2013
  • Rudolf Gundlach (Silver Cross of Merit) - Gundlach tank periscope inventor
  • Agnieszka Radwańska (Gold Cross of Merit) - Tennis Player
  • Katarzyna Maria Dziewanowska- (Gold Cross of Merit) Scientific Research - University of Idaho September 26, 2013
  • Marcin Pawel Grzadka (Silver Cross of Merit) - Harcmistrz, Co-Founder of YPCPA. & Chairman of Quo Vadis Leadership Conference. - Canada - November 2013
  • Natalia Kusendova (Silver Cross of Merit)
  • Filip Slipaczek (Silver Cross of Merit 2014) - UK - May 2014
  • Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (Gold Cross of Merit - 20 June 2014), USA, writer and academic
  • Tomasz Moczerniuk (Silver Cross of Merit) - New York - September 2014
  • Grzegorz Fryc (Silver Cross of Merit) - New York - September 2014
  • Adam Skorek (Gold Cross of Merit - 2004)
  • Karol Kłos (Gold Cross of Merit - 27 October 2014) - volleyball player, World Champion 2014
  • Andrzej Wrona (Gold Cross of Merit - 27 October 2014) - volleyball player, World Champion 2014
  • Fabian Drzyzga (Gold Cross of Merit - 27 October 2014) - volleyball player, World Champion 2014
  • Paweł Zatorski (Gold Cross of Merit - 27 October 2014) - volleyball player, World Champion 2014
  • Mateusz Mika (Gold Cross of Merit - 27 October 2014) - volleyball player, World Champion 2014
  • Philippe Blain (Gold Cross of Merit - 27 October 2014) - coach of Poland men's national volleyball team - World Champions 2014
  • John P. Lynch (Gold Cross of Merit - 3 November 2014) - CEO & Founder Lynka
  • Michael Biegler (Gold Cross of Merit) - The German head coach of the Polish national handball team.
  • Thomas Gabriel Grasza Esq (Gold Cross of Merit - November 11, 2011) Postage Stamp & Coin Designer and Noted Canadian Polish Philatelist of Four Decades.
  • Joanna Zawadzka (Gold Cross of Merit - 2 May 2014) - Community Activist living in Scotland, Director of Polish Cultural Festival Association.

    • References

    Cross of Merit (Poland) Wikipedia
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