CERTIFICATE OF AWARD OF THE CROSS OF VALOR — 10th Sapper Battalion of the 2nd Polish Corps, 1944

An original, numbered certificate of the first award of the Cross of Valor, issued to sapper Stanisław Pankiewicz, a soldier of the 10th Sapper Battalion of the 2nd Polish Corps. Document No. 88.
The certificate was issued pursuant to an order from the 2nd Corps Command, Quartermaster’s Office, Ref. No. 1592/404/AG, dated August 6, 1944. The document bears the handwritten signature of the commander of the 10th Sapper Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Stanisław Maculewicz.
The 10th Sapper Battalion was part of the 2nd Polish Corps, commanded by General Władysław Anders. The unit participated in the Italian campaign, including the Battle of Monte Cassino, the fighting for Ancona, and operations in the Apennines. The certificate was issued during the 2nd Corps’ combat operations in Italy.
Rank: sapper
Last name and first name: Pankiewicz Stanisław
Year of birth and registration number: 1919/268/III
Award: Cross of Valor (first award)
Certificate number: 88
Date of Order: August 6, 1944
Signature: Lt. Col. Stanisław Maculewicz
Condition: tears at the edges of the seams—consistent with the photographic documentation.