Cross of Merit RP medal
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 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
Cross of Merit RP 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
Cross pattee medal with the initials RP enameled within a circle in the center of the cross. There is a suspension ring on the top of the central arm.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945--Poland.
Genre
- Object
- Awards