Poland, Republic. A Lot of Four Army and Air Force Badges

Includes: 1. Operation Tempest Army Commemorative Decoration, 1994 Issue (in die-stamped silvered bronze, measuring 43 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), maker marked "644-35-81 PiK Warszawa Korzystna 10" on the screwback); 2. Air Force Cap Badge, c. 1990 Pattern (in die-stamped silvered bronze, measuring 49.2 mm (w) x 63.2 mm (h), both prongs intact); 3. two Replica Air Force Crowned Eagle Badges (insignia in white ink, on a black wool base, measuring 55 mm (w) x 67 mm (h) and 57 mm (w) x 68 mm (h), respectively). Extremely fine. Footnote: Operation Tempest was a series of anti-Nazi uprisings conducted during the Second World War by the Polish Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK), the dominant force in the Polish resistance. Operation Tempest was aimed at seizing control of cities and areas occupied by the Germans while they were preparing their defenses against the advancing Soviet Red Army. Polish underground civil authorities aimed at taking power before the arrival of the Soviets.