The Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic (Polish: Medal za Odrę, Nysę, Bałtyk) was a Polish commemorative medal awarded by the Polish People's Republic to commemorate those who directly participated in combat against the Nazi Germany for the liberation of Poland and the restoration of its old boundaries on the rivers the Oder, the Neisse and the coast of Baltic Sea.
[1] The Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic was established by decree of the Council of Ministers of October 26, 1945:[2] "To commemorate the great victories of the Polish soldier who fought on new boundaries on the Oder and Nysa and on the coast of the Baltic Sea, regaining the Polish ancient Slavic lands in the west and north and reward participants of these fights.
[3] The medal was awarded by the Minister of National Defense on behalf of the State National Council to soldiers who fought in the decisive period from March to April 1945 in units of the 1st Polish Army, 2nd Polish Army, 1st Armored Corps, and with air force units involved in the fighting on the Oder, the Lusatian Neisse and the Baltic coast from Gdańsk to Szczecin.
It could also be awarded to civilians and Red Army personnel who cooperated with the Polish Armed Forces in the East, and whose actions contributed to the victory in the battle.
The Polish eagle is placed at the top of the medal, holds a roll in its claws with on it an image of the map of Poland, with its main rivers and the cities Warsaw (W), Gdańsk (G), Szczecin (S) and Wrocław (W).