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23-12-09, 07:22 PM
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Identification of Polish item needed
I would appreciate any opinions on this enamelled badge which I think is Polish. It is unknown to me, though since I am only a novice in this field, that might not mean much. It is approximately 1 inch across and is well marked on the reverse. I have included one image with a 50p piece for comparison of size. It is of the screwback type.
Thanks, Peter. 
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29-12-09, 01:51 AM
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29-12-09, 03:14 AM
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Hello Peter. According to my source, this is the badge of the 1st Brigade of the Polish Armed Forces, worn c.1917.
The Poles organized as the Polish Legion under Pilsudski, joined the Germans as an independent unit to fight the Russians. This badge was awarded to officers who served in this unit. Cheers Jo
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08-01-10, 11:19 PM
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The best advice that I can give you is to try to locate an history of the brigade for the period 1919-1920 or something about the campaign against the russian.
Cheers Jo
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
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