After the capture of Monte Cassino in May 1944, the Polish government-in-exile (in London) created a campaign cross to commemorate the role of the Polish II Corps (often known as Anders Army) in capturing this strategic point, which had long blocked the Allied advance up the Italian peninsula.

47124-47127 Corps Ordinance Workshop 47128-47294 36 Rescue Company 47295-47303 Heads of Geographical Services 47304-47455 12 Geographical Company 47456-47475 312 Field Map Store 47476-47484 Command 2 Corps Provost (Military Police) 47485-47648 11 Provost (Military Police) Squadron [Coy.]

47649-47659 1 Provost (Military Police) Platoon 47660-47676 2 Provost (Military Police) Platoon 47677-47756 Command, Army Service Corps Units 47757-47958 Guard Battalion 47959-47966 Heads, Justice Service 47967-47994 12 Field Court 47995-48006 Office of War Graves Registration 48007-48046 370 Evacuated Equipment Park 48047-48089 371 Evacuated Equipment Park 48090-48135 372 Evacuated Equipment Park 48136-48149 2 Corps Inspectorate for Control of Technical Equipment 48150-48151 Heads, Field Postal Service 48152-48171 2 Corps Field Postal Department 48172-48178 2 Corps Military Censors Office 48179-48216 2 Corps Meteorological Section 48217-48230 Command, 2 Corps Financial Service [Paycorps] 48231-48257 2 Corps Press and Culture Office 48258-48263 Press and Culture Office, non-divisional units 48264-48272 Command Station No.1 48273-48290 Smoke Screen Unit 48291-48293 Soldiers’ Welfare Section 48294-48355 Concert and Entertainment Section 48356-48385 Reserve Liaison and Translator Officers 48386-48399 111 Bridge Security Company 48400-48407 Health Service Inspectorate, Women's Auxiliary Service (Poland) 48408-48498 Independent Commando Company 48499-48505 Headquarters 2 Corps Staff 48506-48514 Cipher Office and Radio Station 48515-48517 7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 48518 7 Anti-Tank Regiment 48519 301 Engineering Company 48520 389 Medium Radio Platoon 48521-48523 2 Provost (Military Police) Platoon 48524 Heads, Supply and Transport Services 48525-48526 48527-48529 24 Transport Company 48530-48531 29 Ambulance Company 48532-48535 318 Field Canteen and Mobile Library Company 48536 35 Workshop Company [35 EME Coy.]

This information was brought to you courtesy of Andrzej Sankowski, and The Polish Institute and General Sikorski Museum.

Recent research has established that the initial figures cited above were miscalculated and in fact the last known cross given to a named recipient was 48847.