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Cross Of The Warsaw Uprising
The Cross of the Warsaw Uprising ( pl, Krzyż Powstania Warszawskiego) was an informal award used by soldiers of the Polish resistance during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. It consisted of a captured German Iron Cross, with a pre-war 1 złoty coin pinned to it in the centre over the swastika; the reverse side of the coin, showing the Polish eagle, was displayed, to which was added a kotwica and the inscription "1944". It was awarded for killing an SS officer in combat and made during quieter periods in between the fighting. This cross should not be confused with the Warsaw Uprising Cross (''Warszawski Krzyż Powstańczy'') established in 1981. See also * Warsaw Uprising * Home Army * Polish resistance movement in World War II * Polish contribution to World War II * Operation Tempest * Wola massacre * Ochota massacre * Robinson Crusoes of Warsaw * Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery * Warsaw Uprising Museum The Warsaw Rising Museum ( pl, Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego), in the Wola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzyż Powstania Warszawskiego (replika)
The Cross of the Warsaw Uprising ( pl, Krzyż Powstania Warszawskiego) was an informal award used by soldiers of the Polish resistance during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. It consisted of a captured German Iron Cross, with a pre-war 1 złoty coin pinned to it in the centre over the swastika; the reverse side of the coin, showing the Polish eagle, was displayed, to which was added a kotwica and the inscription "1944". It was awarded for killing an SS officer in combat and made during quieter periods in between the fighting. This cross should not be confused with the Warsaw Uprising Cross (''Warszawski Krzyż Powstańczy'') established in 1981. See also * Warsaw Uprising * Home Army * Polish resistance movement in World War II * Polish contribution to World War II * Operation Tempest * Wola massacre * Ochota massacre * Robinson Crusoes of Warsaw * Warsaw Insurgents Cemetery * Warsaw Uprising Museum * Warsaw Uprising Monument Warsaw Uprising Monument ( pl, pomnik Powstania Warsza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Tempest
file:Akcja_burza_1944.png, 210px, right Operation Tempest ( pl, akcja „Burza”, sometimes referred to in English as "Operation Storm") was a series of uprisings conducted during World War II against occupying German forces by the Polish Home Army (''Armia Krajowa'', abbreviated ''AK''), the dominant force in the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish resistance. Operation Tempest's objective was to seize control of German-occupied cities and areas while the Germans were preparing their defenses against the advancing Soviet Red Army. Polish underground civil authorities hoped to take power before the Soviets arrived. A goal of the Polish Government-in-Exile, in London, was to restore Poland's 1939 borders with the USSR, rejecting the Curzon Line border. According to Jan. M. Ciechanowski, "The [exiled] Polish Cabinet believed that by refusing to accept the Curzon Line they were defending their country's right to exist as a national entity. They were determined that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |