WWII GEN. SIKORSKI Gibraltar Crash COMMANDER LEADER EXILE LONDON MEDAL

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This medal has been minted in 1992 to commemorate Gen. Władysław Sikorski, Polish Prime Minister in the Government in Exile.
av. Portrait of Gen. Władysław Sikorski
rv. The commemorative inscription and date 1881 1943
diameter - 70 mm (2 ¾ “)
weight – about 130gr.
metal – bronze metal
Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski ( May 20, 1881 – July 4, 1943) was a Polish military and political leader.
Prior to World War I, he established and participated in several underground organizations that promoted the cause of Polish independence. He fought with distinction in the Polish Legions during World War I, and later in the newly created Polish Army during the Polish-Soviet War (1919 to 1921). In that war he played a prominent role in the decisive Battle of Warsaw.
In the early years of the Second Polish Republic, Sikorski held government posts including prime minister (1922 to 1923) and minister of military affairs (1923 to 1924). Following Józef Piłsudski's May Coup (1926) and the installation of the Sanacja government, he fell out of favor with the new regime.
During World War II he became Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces, and a vigorous advocate of the Polish cause in the diplomatic sphere. He supported the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Poland and the Soviet Union, which had been severed after the Soviet pact with Germany and the 1939 invasion of Poland — however, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin broke off Soviet-Polish diplomatic relations in April 1943 following Sikorski's request that the International Red Cross investigate the Katyń Forest massacre.
In July 1943, a plane carrying Sikorski plunged into the sea immediately after takeoff from Gibraltar, killing all on board except the pilot. The exact circumstances of his death has been disputed, and has given rise to a number of conspiracy theories surrounding the crash and his death. Investigators later concluded that Sikorski's injuries were consistent with a plane crash (as discussed in this later section on the controversy surrounding his death). ???
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