£1,800
A WW2 POLISH/BRITISH MEDAL GROUP AND ARCHIVE OF PERSONAL EFFECTS BELONGING TO THE LATE CAPTAIN JOZEF KALEBA OF THE 3rd CARPATHIAN RIFLE DIVISION
The medal group comprising War Medal, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star and Italy Star; alongside Polish Army Medal 1939-1945, Monte Cassino Cross, Silver Cross of Merit with Swords and Cross of Valour, with corresponding ribbon bars, the Polish medals all having miniatures; also, a selection of later-issued medals including a Tobruk Siege 1941 medal with name engraved verso and associated neck tie.
In addition: a Captain's service dress tunic, with bullion-embroidered epaulette rank insignia, Doctor's velvet collar pennants and ribbon bars for medals above listed; corresponding brown leather Sam Browne belt and document case; a tropical tunic in khaki cotton twill; a field surgery kit, housed in a black painted tin; a folio of period documents, tobacco pipe hand-engraved "Egipt, Tobruk, El Gazala, Derna, Cyrena"; dog tags; and a copy of Kaleba's autobiography in the original Polish, together with a typed English translation, a photograph of Kaleba in military uniform, an oak-cased Busch microscope belonging to him and a series of original cartoon postcards, dated 1939-1940, by Kaleba's friend Maciek Piotrowski, who in later years worked as an graphic artist in the movie industry.
Monte Cassino Cross is numbered 48930.
Please note the inclusion of the breast eagle and Carpathian badge with the lot, alongside the related prayer book and scarab bead (a souvenir of Kaleba's time in Egypt). All are shown in photographs.
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