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The set of 3 ribbons

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A set of three military ribbons. A ribbon is a narrow strip of ribbon in colours corresponding to order or decoration, with which the soldier receives it. It is a kind of a supplement to the decoration, which is worn sewn to the blouse of the uniform. The ribbons are worn on the left side of the breast, in the order specified by the seniority of decorations - from the centre of the breast to the shoulder and from the top to the bottom. The manner of wearing the ribbons is determined by additional regulations, intended to emphasise their importance. The presented set of ribbons is made of strips of synthetic fabric (most probably synthetic silk), which were covered with a narrow strip of cardboard. Fragments of the fabric were edged with colourful synthetic thread (grosgrain weave). Three strips of fabric (3 ambulances) were hand-sewn together. On one of the sides (verso) there is also a handwritten stitch connecting longer edges of the strips with each other in order to keep it on the cardboard. The design visible on each of the ribbons is arranged in vertical stripes of different colours and widths. The arrangement of colours on the ribbon is usually identical to that of the ribbon intended for the particular award. Thus, from the set of ribbons awarded to Henry (one of two in the museum's collection) we can learn which decorations were awarded to him. The first badge consists of three equally wide vertical stripes in navy blue, red and blue. The next one is maroon, decorated with four narrow vertical stripes in white, which are at different distances from each other. This is the ribbon corresponding to the Army Medal. The last of the berets is blue with two white vertical stripes placed near the edge. It corresponds to a decoration called the Air Medal. The Air Medal was established by decree of the President of the Republic of Poland in Exile in London on 3 July 1945. It was awarded exclusively to soldiers of the Polish Air Force in the West for actions performed in World War II. The Star for the War 1939-1945 and the Army Medal are British decorations. It is worth noting that the Army Medal is a decoration awarded to infantry soldiers. The fact that a matching beret was found in the collection of memorabilia allows us to assume that prior to his aerial training, Rozental served in the British infantry.

Marta Frączkiewicz

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Information about the object
Organization / label
unknown
Object type
clothing accessory
Time of creation / dating
20th century
Place of creation
United Kingdom (Europe)
Technique
weaving
cutting
hand sewing
Material
thread
cardboard
artificial silk
Keywords
Copyright status
the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M1097
Localization
The object is not currently on display
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