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Medal Lotniczy za Wojne 1939-1945

This medal was instituted in 1945. It was awarded to personnel of the Polish Air Forces in active duty during the Second World War.
The 36 mm in diameter medal is silver with a so called French Ball suspension ring. In the centre of the medal the Polish Air Force insignia can be found. This is enamelled in red and white. This insignia is surrounded by an oak leaf wreath. On the reverse the words "POLSKA SWEMU OBRONCY" can be found, also surrounded by an oak leaf wreath. The ribbon is pale blue with a white stripe on each edge of the ribbon.
The medal could be awarded four times. Each additional awarding was noted with the addition of a clasp with oak leafs on the ribbon.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Raginis, Witold19-09-1923 
Ryszkiewicz, Mieczyslaw Jozef18-03-190803-05-1941
Rzepa, Stanislaw Wincenty11-11-190524-07-1941
Rybak, Waclaw08-11-191406-08-1941
Rzemyk, Mieczyslaw24-08-191815-04-1942
Rozdzynski, Aleksander13-07-191825-06-1942
Rytka, Marian10-08-191405-12-1942more
Rudek, Jan06-03-191309-04-1943
Runiewicz, Marian Emanuel15-07-190903-08-1943
Rajpold, Czeslaw16-01-191926-08-1943
Rozanski, Jerzy Wladyslaw27-03-191013-06-1944
Rutkowski, Wincenty Tadeusz26-02-192115-08-1944
Radwan-Kuzelewski, Jan20-04-191927-08-1944
Rutkiewicz, Józef Jan25-10-191930-08-1944
Rosiniuk, Wladyslaw11-04-191002-09-1944
Rygiel, Edmund30-10-191913-09-1944more
Rybczyński, Tadeusz31-06-191911-11-1945
Radwanski, Gustav Marian02-05-191310-10-1961
Rudowski, Eugeniusz Tomasz14-06-190705-03-1976more
Radomski, Jerzy18-07-191817-12-1978more
Ruman, Tadeusz Alojzy02-11-191906-05-2009more

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