The Warsaw Uprising Cross (Polish: Warszawski Krzyż Powstańczy) was a Polish military decoration. It was established by law on 3 July 1981 in order to honor the participants of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. It was discontinued in 1999. It is distinct from Cross of the Warsaw Uprising, which was an informal award instituted during the Uprising itself.
The decoration was awarded to persons who took an active part in the Warsaw Uprising. In particular:
Soldiers of all the formations that fought in the Uprising.
Members of the Military Women's Service, of the Health Care services of the Uprising and other auxiliary insurrectionist services.
Other persons who were somehow directly involved in the uprising.
The cross was awarded to Polish citizens as well as persons who, although they held non-Polish citizenship at the time, also fought on the Polish side in the Uprising. The Cross could also have been awarded to foreigners if they took part in the Uprising or contributed to the fighting in some major way. The Cross could have been awarded post posthumously. Usually the awards were made on the anniversary of the uprising or on Victory Day (9 May) (anniversary of Nazi capitulation).
