Recipients - Person - Instytut Pileckiego
See also
- Petro Hrudzewycz
awarded
Petro Hrudzewycz
(1939–2022)When local Soviet functionaries told him to remove the cross from the grave of soldiers of the Polish Army, he refused. However Petro was punished for his resistance, each year he attends the commemoration of the battle known as the Polish Thermopylae.
- Jenő Etter (1889–1973)
awarded
Jenő Etter (1889–1973)
The mayor of the Hungarian city of Esztergom received dozens of letters written in Polish. The greeting lines themselves showed the sympathy and gratefulness of the Polish refugees: “Dear Captain!”, “Dear Doctor!”. Jenő Etter understood them all.
- Žofia Lachová (1907–1979)
awarded
Žofia Lachová (1907–1979)
The courage and selflessness of Žofia and Jozef Lach helped save many Poles and ensured that the transit route to Poland was in use until almost the end of the war.
