The Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross was issued to the following units: CROSS No. UNIT 1
Senior Commanders - General Władysław Anders, General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps 2
Senior Commanders - General Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko, Deputy General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps 3
Senior Commanders - Bishop Józef Gawlina, Polish Army Field Bishop 4
Senior Commanders - General Bolesław Bronisław Duch, General Officer Commanding 3 Carpathian Rifle Division 5
Senior Commanders - General Nikodem Sulik, General Officer Commanding 5 Kresowa Infantry Division 6
Senior Commanders - General Bronisław Rakowski, General Officer Commanding 2 Armoured Brigade 7
Senior Commanders - General Roman Odzierzyński General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps Artillery 8
Senior Commanders - General Prof. Dr Bolesław Szarecki, General Officer Commanding 2 Polish Corps Medical Services 9
Senior Commanders - Colonel Dr. Ludwik Ząbkowski, Commanding Officer 2 Artillery Group, 2 Polish Corps 10
Senior Commanders - Colonel Kazimierz Wiśniowski, 2 Polish Corps Chief of Staff 11
Senior Commanders - Colonel Stanisław Skowroński, 2 Polish Corps Quartermaster 12
Senior Commanders - Colonel Mieczysław Zaleski, Commanding Officer 2 Polish Corps Signals Units 13
Senior Commanders - Colonel Konstanty Skąpski, Commanding Officer 2 Polish Corps Engineering Units 14-749
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 750
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff – Melchior Wańkowicz, War Correspondent 751-1102
Killed in Action 3 Carpathian Rifle Division 1103-2043
Officers 3 Carpathian Rifle Division 2044-14702
Other Ranks listed Alphabetically 3 Carpathian Rifle Division 14703-14750
Not Awarded 14751-15246
5 Kresowa Infantry Division Headquarters Staff 15247-15375
Headquarters Staff 5 Wilno Infantry Brigade 15376-16136
13 Wilno Rifle Battalion 16137-16878
14 Wilno Rifle Battalion 16879-17615
15 Wilno Rifle Battalion 17616-17743
Headquarters Staff 6 Lwow Infantry Brigade 17744-18477
16 Lwow Rifle Battalion 18478-19206
17 Lwow Rifle Battalion 19207-19938
18 Lwow Rifle Battalion 19939-20656
4 Light Artillery Regiment 20657-21362
5 Light Artillery Regiment 21363-22027
6 Light Artillery Regiment 22028-22654
5 Anti-Tank Regiment 22655-23554
5 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 23555-24438
15 Poznan Lancer Regiment 24439-25130
5 Heavy Machine Gun Battalion 25131-26019
5 Engineers Battalion 5KDP 26020-26526
5 Signals Battalion 26527-26770
5 Sanitary (Medical) Company 26771-27016
6 Sanitary (Medical) Company 27017-27059
Command Supply and Transport Units 27060-27324
5 Supply Company 27325-27583
6 Supply Company 27584-27966
15 Supply Company 27967-28307
16 Supply Company 28308-28443
5 Workshop Company [5 EME Coy.] 28444-28586
6 Workshop Company [6 EME Coy.] 28587-28691
5 Provost (Military Police) Squadron [Coy.] 28692-28733
6 Light Artillery Regiment 28734-28739
15 Poznan Lancer Regiment 28751-28975
Headquarters 2nd Warsaw Armoured Brigade 28976-28987
On secondment to 2nd Armoured Brigade 28988
Headquarters 2nd Warsaw Armoured Brigade 28989-29672
4 Skorpion Armoured Regiment 29673-30328
1 Krechowiecki Lancer Regiment 30329-30992
6th Children of Lwów Armoured Regiment 30993-31188
9 Signals Company 31189-31385
9 Light Sanitary (Medical) Company 31386-31909
9 Supply Company 31910-32105
9 Workshop Company [9 EME Coy.] 32106-32246
9 Forward Tank Replacement Squadron [Coy.] 32247-32269
6 Field Court, 2nd Armoured Brigade 32270-32300
Not Awarded 32301-32332
Command, 2nd Artillery Group 32333-32361
Staff, Counter-Battery Section 32362-33050
7 Horse Artillery Regiment 33051-33055
7 Horse Artillery Regiment - Wounded 33056-33057
7 Horse Artillery Regiment - Killed in Action 33058-33759
9 Medium Artillery Regiment 33760-33767
9 Medium Artillery Regiment - Killed in Action/Died of Wounds 33768-34364
10 Medium Artillery Regiment 33765-34367
10 Medium Artillery Regiment - Wounded 33768-34374
10 Medium Artillery Regiment – Killed in Action 34375-34936
11 Medium Artillery Regiment 34937-34940
11 Medium Artillery Regiment - Wounded 27/4 to 11/5/45 34941-34945
11 Medium Artillery Regiment - Killed in Action/Died of Wounds 34946-34949
11 Medium Artillery Regiment 34950-34951
Command, 2nd Artillery Group 34952-34960
Not Awarded 34961-34978
Command, 2 Corps Artillery 34979-35631
7 Anti-Tank Regiment 35632-35657
7 Anti-Tank Regiment - Killed 35658-36543
7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 36544-37518
8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 37519-38083
1 Artillery Survey Regiment 38084-38655
Carpathian Lancer Regiment 38656
Colonel Henryk Ignacy Szymanski (USA) US Army Liaison 38657-38760
Carpathian Lancer Regiment 38761-38776
Command, 2 Corps Engineers 38777-39697
10 Battalion, Corps Engineers [10 Polish Corps Troops Engineers] 39698-40043
10 Bridging Company 40044-40297
301 Engineering Company 40298-40370
304 Mechanical Equipment Platoon 40371-40398
10 Bomb Disposal Platoon 40399-40420
306 Engineering Park 40421-40438
Command, Army Signals 2 Corps 40439-41052
11 Signals Battalion 41053-41061
2 Corps Signals Traffic Control Team 41062-41111
Corps Artillery Fire Control Signals Platoon 41112-41167
Command, Corps Artillery Group Signals Platoon 41168-41234
11 Special Radiotelegraphic Platoon 41235-41245
12 Special information Platoon 41246-41280
386 Signals Platoon 41281-41320
389 Medium Radio Platoon 41321-41338
2 Corps Signals Park 41339-41371
Seconded from 7 Inf.Div for Telephone Network Security 41372-41440
Air Support Signals Section 41441-41446
Aerial Photographic Interpretation Section 41447-41449
Heads of 2 Corps Medical Services 41450-41615
3 Casualty Clearing Station [stationed at Venafro] 41616-41783
5 Casualty Clearing Station [stationed at Pozzilli] 41784-42159
161 Military Hospital [later 2 Military Hospital - stationed at Campobasso] 42160-42171
Aerial Photographic Interpretation Section 42172-42328
162 Military Hospital [also known as 6 Field Hospital - stationed at Venafro] 42329-42736
1 Military Hospital [later 5 Military Hospital - stationed at Casamassima] 42737-43169
3 Military Hospital [stationed at Palagiano] 43170-43415
31 Sanitary (Medical) Company 43416-43443
32 Field Hygiene Platoon 43444-43451
34 Anti-Malaria Section 43452-43460
45 Surgical Team 43461-43470
46 Surgical Team 43471-43480
47 Surgical Team 43481-43489
48 Surgical Team 43490-43493
49 Transfusion Team 43494-43497
50 Transfusion Team 43498-43514
341 Field Medical Dump 43515-43520
Field Bacteriological-Chemical Unit 43521-43541
Heads, Supply and Transport Services 43542-43589
Command, 2 Corps Supply & Transport Units 43590-43863
21 Transport Company 43864
Brigadier Sir E H C Frith (UK) C.O. 26 British Liaison Unit 43865-43970
21 Transport Company 43971-44403
22 Transport Company 44404-44768
23 Transport Company 44769-45159
24 Transport Company 45160-45369
29 Ambulance Company 45370-45419
30 Independent Workshop Platoon 45420-45459
326 Supply Dump 45460-45501
327 Supply Dump 45502-45539
328 Supply Dump 45540-45617
61 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Supply Unit 45618-45715
62 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Supply Unit 45716-45777
331 Mobile Field Bakery 45778-45843
332 Mobile Field Bakery 45844–45884
334 Propellant Fuel Dump 45885-45912
336 Office Materials Dump 45913-45923
Delegation of Head of Field Canteens 45924-45973
318 Field Canteen and Mobile Library Company 45974-45986
Command, 26 Field [Forward] Supply Centre 45987-45999
Command, 27 Field [Forward] Supply Centre 46000-46012
Command, 28 Field [Forward] Supply Centre 46013-46026
Heads, Corps Material Services 46027-46045
Heads of Non-divisional Material Service Units 46046-46207
Command, Corps Material Park 46208-46251
Material Parks Delivery Platoon 46252-46257
Field Officers shop 46258-46269
Field Ammunitions Laboratory 46270-46377
350 Material Company Supply Station 46378-46480
375 Field Laundry 46481-46496
377 Field Bath 46497-46515
378 Field Bath 46516-46527
Heads of Corps Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service 46528-46693
13 Workshop Company [13 EME Coy.] 46694-46872
15 Workshop Company [15 EME Coy.] 46873-47123
35 Workshop Company [35 EME Coy.] 47124-47127
Corps Ordinance Workshop 47128-47294
36 Rescue Company 47295-47303
Heads of Geographical Services 47304-47455
12 Geographical Company 47456-47475
312 Field Map Store 47476-47484
Command 2 Corps Provost (Military Police) 47485-47648
11 Provost (Military Police) Squadron [Coy.] 47649-47659
1 Provost (Military Police) Platoon 47660-47676
2 Provost (Military Police) Platoon 47677-47756
Command, Army Service Corps Units 47757-47958
Guard Battalion 47959-47966
Heads, Justice Service 47967-47994
12 Field Court 47995-48006
Office of War Graves Registration 48007-48046
370 Evacuated Equipment Park 48047-48089
371 Evacuated Equipment Park 48090-48135
372 Evacuated Equipment Park 48136-48149
2 Corps Inspectorate for Control of Technical Equipment 48150-48151
Heads, Field Postal Service 48152-48171
2 Corps Field Postal Department 48172-48178
2 Corps Military Censors Office 48179-48216
2 Corps Meteorological Section 48217-48230
Command, 2 Corps Financial Service [Paycorps] 48231-48257
2 Corps Press and Culture Office 48258-48263
Press and Culture Office, non-divisional units 48264-48272
Command Station No.1 48273-48290
Smoke Screen Unit 48291-48293
Soldiers’ Welfare Section 48294-48355
Concert and Entertainment Section 48356-48385
Reserve Liaison and Translator Officers 48386-48399
111 Bridge Security Company 48400-48407 '''Health Service Inspectorate, Women's Auxiliary Service (Poland) ''' 48408-48498
Independent Commando Company 48499-48505
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 48506-48514
Cipher Office and Radio Station 48515-48517
7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 48518
7 Anti-Tank Regiment 48519
301 Engineering Company 48520
389 Medium Radio Platoon 48521-48523
2 Provost (Military Police) Platoon 48524
Heads, Supply and Transport Services 48525-48526 48527-48529
24 Transport Company 48530-48531
29 Ambulance Company 48532-48535
318 Field Canteen and Mobile Library Company 48536
35 Workshop Company [35 EME Coy.] 48537
13 Workshop Company [13 EME Coy.] 48538-48540
5 Military Hospital (Previously 1 Military Hospital) 48541-48542
162 Military Hospital 48543
161 Military Hospital 48544-48547
111 Bridge Security Company 48548-48553
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 48554-48580
Aerial Photographic Interpretation Section 48581
8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 48582-48583
Smoke Screen Unit 48584-48585
3 Casualty Clearing Station 48586
31 Sanitary (Medical) Company 48587-48597
Guard Battalion 48598-48600
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 48601-48687
5 Kresowa Infantry Division (Various) Added after 22.2.1945 48688-48691
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 48692
2 Corps Signals Traffic Control Team 48693
Carpathian Lancer Regiment 48694-48696
Heads of 2 Corps Medical Services 48697-48710
Heads, Supply and Transport Services 48711-48715
Heads of Corps Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Service 48716-48720
Command, Army Service Corps Units 48721-48749 48750-48759
Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 48760
7 Anti-Tank Regiment 48761
1 Artillery Survey Regiment 48762-48796
Convalescent Home (2 Battalion) 48797
Heads, Supply and Transport Services 48798
Heads, Corps Material Service 48799-48821
Guard Battalion 48822-48823
2 Corps Press and Culture Office 48824-48830 48831
663 Artillery Observation Air Squadron 48832 48833
7 Anti-Tank Regiment 48834-48845 48846
Convalescent Home (2 Battalion) 48847
8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment The units listed above are not the official British War Office designations, but rather a close translated version taken from the Polish. This information was brought to you courtesy of Andrzej Sankowski, and The Polish Institute and General Sikorski Museum. It was compiled by Dr. Mark Ostrowski. Recent research has established that the initial figures cited above were miscalculated and in fact the last known cross given to a named recipient was 48847. The complete list of named recipients is at the
Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in File
AXII/85/214, Folders 1-19. ==See also==