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The Commemorative Badge of the Fourth Sector of the “Defense of Lwów” [Odznaka pamiątkowa IV Odcinka „Obrony Lwowa”] was a Polish military decoration awarded to participants in the fighting to defend the Polish city of Lwów from the Ukrainians from 2 to 22 November 1918, during the Polish–Ukrainian War.
The badge was awarded to participants in the fighting in Sector IV (the Main Railway Station) from 2 to 22 November 1918. It was awarded for bravery and hardship in the bloody battles to capture and hold the first position taken from the enemy and to free Lwów from the Haidamaky; the badge diploma was designed by Rudolf Mękicki. The badge was worn on a red ribbon.
Translated from the Polish Wikipedia (article), under CC BY-SA 4.0.