Short Historical Note

Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and this invasion set off World War II. Eastern Poland was attacked by Stalin's Soviet Russian forces barely 16 days later, as agreed of a clause in the German-Russian peace treaty concluded in August and after the defeat of the Polish forces, the country was divided between the two agressors. When Germany would, later in the war, attack Russia, the entire country came under Nazi rule until its liberation. All through the war, Polish forces would continue to fight with the Allies, under their Exiled Government in London whilst others would join various resistance organisations active within the Polish territory.

POLISH STATE AWARDS

POLISH GOVERNMENT IN EXILE AWARDS

FRENCH RESISTANCE RELATED AWARDS

Many Polish unofficial medals exist for WW2 and amongst them are a few commemorating the activities of Polish members of the French resistance. Here's one of them :

Polish Resistance in France Medal

About 2,000 of this medal were struck in France in 1946.