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Cross Of Merit Of The Army Of Central Lithuania
The Cross of Merit of the Army of Central Lithuania was a military order of merit awarded by the Republic of Central Lithuania in 1922, and by the Second Polish Republic, from 1922 to 1926. It was awarded to the soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces (Second Polish Republic), Polish Armed Forces, and the Army of Central Lithuania, in recognition of merit, expressed by the soldiers during the war Polish–Lithuanian War, from 9 October to 19 November 1920, which included the Żeligowski's Mutiny, and the Central Lithuanian Offensive on Kaunas.Kazimierz Sejda: Ordery, odznaczenia i medale Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej'. Warsaw, 1932, p. 84. History The order was established on 25 February 1922 in the resolution of the Sejm of Central Lithuania of the Republic of Central Lithuania, and approved on 27 March 1922, by the Provisional Governing Commission.Dziennik Personalny Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych', no. 8, 11 November 1923, p. 384-385. The order was awarded to the soldiers of the Polis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Of Military Merit Of Central Lithuania
A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. The cross shape has been widely officially recognized as an absolute and exclusive religious symbol of Christianity from an early period in that religion's history.''Christianity: an introduction'' by Alister E. McGrath 2006 pages 321-323 Before then, it was used as a religious or cultural symbol throughout Europe, in West Asia, west and south Asia (the latter, in the form of the original Swastika); and in Ancient Egypt, where the Ankh was a hieroglyph that represented "life" and was used in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
