Oder, Neisse and Baltic medal

Identifier
irn526999
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.303.3
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

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]

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