WW2 Polish Patch of the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division

Badge in the form of a yellow shield, framed with brown thread, in the center of the shield embroidered with a brown silhouette of a bison. Badge worn on the left shoulder as a sign of the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (5 Kresowa Dywizja Piechoty) being part of the 2nd Polish Corps of General Anders.

Patch belonged to Corporal Czesław Wasilewski, born in 1913, Army Number 1913-114-III. Took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino. Fought in the 6th Light Artillery Regiment of the 5 Kresowa Infantry Division.