The Ministry of Public Security or Department of Security, commonly known as UB, was the secret police, intelligence and counter-espionage service operating in Polish People's Republic from 1945 to 1954, which closely resembled the East German Stasi and Soviet KGB. It was headed by Public Security General Stanisław Radkiewicz and supervised by Jakub Berman of the Polish Politburo.
Fr. Adam Studziński was a Polish Roman Catholic priest. Studzinski served as chaplain of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II.
Polish Society of War Veterans and Former Political Prisoners created in April 1990, is an official and the largest Polish Veterans association.
Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski was a Polish brigadier general and aviator who was a participant of the Warsaw Uprising during the World War II. As a Polish Air Force officer, he fought alongside the resistance movement starting in 1940 and rose through the ranks of Armia Krajowa.
Janusz Krupski was a Polish historian, member of the democratic opposition to communist rule in Poland during the People's Republic of Poland and a government official.
The Polish Army Medal was established by Poland on 3 September 1999 to recognize service to the Polish Army by foreign civilians and military personnel. The medal is presented in three grades Gold, Silver, and Bronze by the Polish Minister of National Defence. Most awards are presented to members of allied armed forces, but the medal is also awarded to civilians who contribute to promoting the history and traditions of the Polish Army outside of Poland.
The Pro Memoria Medal is a Polish civil state decoration awarded by the head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression. Established 25 January 2005, the medal is awarded for outstanding contributions in perpetuating the memory of the people and deeds in the struggle for Polish independence during World War II.
The Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression in the main institution in the Government of Poland to deal with the issues of Polish veterans of struggles for independence and victims of oppression. In 1991 a special status was set up for people of these categories, and the main tasks of the Office include awarding this status, providing care for people with this status, and disseminating the information about their life and struggle.
The Siberian Exiles Cross is a state decoration in Poland awarded by President of Poland. It was established on October 17, 2003 in order to recognise and commemorate the sufferings of Polish citizens deported to Siberia, Kazakhstan and Northern Russia from 1939–1956. The cross memorialises their devotion to the ideals of freedom and independence.
Maria Pogonowska was a Polish-Israeli scientist of Jewish origin. She was a doctor of physics.
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz was a Greek-Polish athlete who fought as a saboteur in the Greek Resistance during World War II and was executed by the Germans.
Jan Józef Kasprzyk is a Polish historian and politician. Acting Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression, serving since 1 January 2016.
Piotr Paweł Morta is a Polish political activist, dissident, economist, co-inventor, activist in underground "Solidarity", Krajowy Mistrz Racjonalizacji 1983, and vice-chairman of European Works Council Pfleiderer AG.
Marta Makowska is a Polish wheelchair fencer who has won multiple medals for her country at the Paralympic Games, including four at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.
The Medal Pro Petri Sede, also referred to as Castelfidardo Medal, was a decoration for military merit bestowed by the Holy See in the Second Italian War of Independence during the Italian unification.
Witold Czesław Spirydowicz is a Polish civil servant and diplomat, serving as an ambassador to Morocco (2010-2015) and Algeria.
Andrzej Papierz is a Polish journalist and diplomat. Ambassador of Poland to Bulgaria (2007–2010), Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018), and the Director General of the Foreign Service.
The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal was established on 9 November 2017.
The Western Cross is a Polish decoration established on 7 April 2017.
The Eastern Cross is a Polish decoration established on 15 December 2016.
