Armia Krajowa Cross

Armia Krajowa Cross (or Cross of the Home Army, Polish: Krzyż Armii Krajowej) is a Polish military decoration introduced by general Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski on 1 August 1966 to commemorate efforts of the soldiers of Polish Secret State through 1939 to 1945. The decoration was awarded to soldiers of Armia Krajowa and its preceding organizations (Służba Zwycięstwu Polski, Związek Walki Zbrojnej). General Count Tadeusz Komorowski (June 1, 1895 - August 24, 1966), better known by the name Bór-Komorowski (after one of his wartime code-names: Bór) was a Polish military leader. ... Polish Secret State (also known as Polish Underground State; Polish Polskie Państwo Podziemne) is a term coined by Jan Karski in his book Story of a Secret State; it is used to refer to all underground resistance organizations in Poland during World War II, both military and civilian. ... Armia Krajowa (the Home Army), abbreviated AK, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. ... ZwiÄ…zek Walki Zbrojnej (ZWZ; Association of Armed Struggle) was a cryptonym of the Polish Army formed in Poland after it was occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union as a result of the Polish Defensive War. ...

The first receipent (posthumous) was general Stefan Rowecki "Grot". Posthumous means after death. ... Stefan Paweł Rowecki (pseudonym: Grot, hence called Stefan Grot-Rowecki, 1895-1944?) was a Polish general, journalist and the leader of the Armia Krajowa. ...

The award was supported by the Polish government in exile in London and was not recognized by the People's Republic of Poland, which viewed members of mostly anti-communist Armia Krajowa as enemies of the state. After the fall of communism, in 1992 it was recognized by the government of Poland and was awarded by the president of Poland until 8 May 1999. The Government of the Polish Republic in Exile was the government of Poland after the country had been occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union during September-October 1939. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Peoples Republic of Poland or Polish Peoples Republic (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ... Anti-communism is opposition to communist ideology, organization, or government, on either a theoretical or practical level. ... The rise of Gorbachev Although reform stalled between 1964–1982, the generational shift gave new momentum for reform. ... Following are the successive heads of state of Poland. ...

Reference

• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 10 January 2006.