Polski Pamiątkowy medal 3 dywizji strzelców Karpackich,upamiętniający szlak bojowy

In an excellent condition a commemorative medal of the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division, commemorating their combat trail

Frontside: 1940-1945 with Polish eagle with crown. With crown is important because this means the medal was given by the exiled polish government and not by the soviet polish puppet government. Bóg Honor i Ojczyzna (God, Honour and homeland)

Backside: Tobruk, Monte Casino, Ancona and Bologna and large wreath

Background information:
The 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Polish: 3 Dywizja Strzelców Karpackich) was an infantry division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West that fought during World War II on the Italian Front. It was formed in 1942 of the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade and the forces of Lieutenant-General Władysław Anders' Polish 2nd Corps evacuated from the Soviet Union. The division participated in the North African and the Italian Campaigns (1941–1945) as part of the British Eighth Army. The division fought in some of the most difficult battles during the Italian campaigns of 1943-1944 and distinguished itself in numerous actions most notably the Battle of Monte Cassino, the dash for Ancona and Bologna.

Code: 52442