Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Porucznik (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

1st Carpathian Field Engineer Com, 3rd Carpathian Sapper (Engineer) Battalion, 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division, Polish II Corps, Polish Armed Forces in the West

Awarded on:

June 1945

"As officer i/c of a workshop platoon of workshop company, and afterwards as acting CO of the company. Lt. SPELCHERT organised in an exemplary manner throughout the whole Italian campaign the rep system of the 3 CARP Div's MT, and MT of Allied units under command. It was especially during the operation on rivers LAMONE and SENIO in November and December 1944 when the 1st Workshop Company was responsible for the whole Division sector, that it was due to his personal efforts that the Division's MT and the British and Italian units was repaired and returned in record time, despite the unusual difficult weather and ground conditions. Thus during the whole period the units had all the necessary MT for conducting the operations."