Virtuti Militari

Virtuti Militari

The War Order of Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King Stanisław II August and is one of the oldest military decorations in the world still in use.

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Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Former President of France

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

American filmmaker

Wojciech Jaruzelski

Wojciech Jaruzelski

Former President of the Republic of Poland

Andrei Grechko

Andrei Grechko

Former Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union

Adrian Carton de Wiart

Adrian Carton de Wiart

General

Aleksandr Vasilevsky

Aleksandr Vasilevsky

Former Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union

Claude Auchinleck

Claude Auchinleck

British military commander

Władysław Anders

Władysław Anders

General

Maurice Gamelin

Maurice Gamelin

Former Chief of Staff of the French Army

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Former Governor-General of India

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Former Prime Minister of Poland

Władysław Sikorski

Władysław Sikorski

Former Prime Minister of Poland

Pierre de Gaulle

Pierre de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle's brother

Józef Piłsudski

Józef Piłsudski

Former Prime Minister of Poland

Ludvík Svoboda

Ludvík Svoboda

Former President of Czechoslovakia

Jan Zumbach

Jan Zumbach

Polish fighter pilot

Emil August Fieldorf

Emil August Fieldorf

Polish general

Zygmunt Szendzielarz

Zygmunt Szendzielarz

Commander

Tadeusz Kościuszko

Tadeusz Kościuszko

Engineer

Karol Świerczewski

Karol Świerczewski

Polish general

Witold Urbanowicz

Witold Urbanowicz

Polish fighter

Witold Łokuciewski

Witold Łokuciewski

Polish fighter

Wiktor Thommée

Wiktor Thommée

Polish commander

Henryk Dobrzański

Henryk Dobrzański

Polish sportsman

Stanisław Karubin

Stanisław Karubin


Elżbieta Zawacka

Elżbieta Zawacka

Polish general

Andrzej Romocki

Andrzej Romocki

Soldier

Jan Karcz

Jan Karcz


Conrad Helfrich

Conrad Helfrich

Admiral

Eugeniusz Stasiecki

Eugeniusz Stasiecki

Fighter

Ignacy Oziewicz

Ignacy Oziewicz

Polish military officer

Franciszek Latinik

Franciszek Latinik

Polish military officer

Alfons Zgrzebniok

Alfons Zgrzebniok

Polish teacher

Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński

Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński

General

Michał Rola-Żymierski

Michał Rola-Żymierski

Former Minister of National Defence of Poland

Jan Kozietulski

Jan Kozietulski

Polish military commander

Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki

Stanisław Grzmot-Skotnicki

Polish military commander

Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski

Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski

Polish aviator

Vasily Glagolev

Vasily Glagolev

General

Zygmunt Zieliński

Zygmunt Zieliński

Polish general

Wacław Scaevola-Wieczorkiewicz

Wacław Scaevola-Wieczorkiewicz

General

Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski

Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski

Polish pilot

Aleksander Chudek

Aleksander Chudek


Mieczysław Mümler

Mieczysław Mümler


Henryk Szczęsny

Henryk Szczęsny

Military officer

Adolf Pietrasiak

Adolf Pietrasiak


Czesław Główczyński

Czesław Główczyński


Lucjan Żeligowski

Lucjan Żeligowski

Polish general

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