Silesian Uprising Cross ( pl, Śląski Krzyż Powstańczy) is a Polish military decoration, established in 1946, awarded to veterans of the

Silesian Uprisings The Silesian Uprisings (german: Aufstände in Oberschlesien, Polenaufstände, links=no; pl, Powstania śląskie, links=no) were a series of three uprisings from August 1919 to July 1921 in Upper Silesia, which was part of the Weimar Republic ...

(1919-1921) and to members of

Polish resistance in World War II The Polish resistance movement in World War II (''Polski ruch oporu w czasie II wojny światowej''), with the Polish Home Army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistance movement in all of occupied Europe, covering both German ...

active in

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is spli ...

. The order ceased to be given out in 1999.

References

Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland Awards established in 1946 Silesian Uprisings {{orders-medals-stub