Oder, Neisse and Baltic medal
Extent and Medium
overall: | Diameter: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)
Archival History
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Shelley Falik and Imy Wax, children of Leon and Giza Falik.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Shelley Falik and Imy Wax
Scope and Content
ZA-Odre-NVSF-Baltyk [Oder, Neisse and Baltic Medal] owned by Mordche Lieb (Leon Falik) and Giza Sternchuss (later Giza Falik.). After Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Mordche fled to the Soviet Union. Giza Sternchuss also fled Poland for the Soviet Union where she became a partisan. Giza's sister Malka (later Mildred Stern) had immigrated to the United States before the war and became a member of the US Women's Army Corps.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Circular bronze colored metal medal with embossed Polish text and a suspension ring on the top.
front, embossed : ZA- ODRE - NYSE - BAŁTYK [For Oder, Neisse, Baltic] back, embossed : RP Zwyciezcom / III 1945 / IV 1945 [To the Victors March 1945 - April 1945]
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945--Poland.
Genre
- Object
- Awards