Home Army/People's Republic of Poland Oberlangen Commemorative Badge - Prisoner-of-War Camp for Women of the Home Army

A badge in the shape of a woman’s head wearing a field cap with a pennant. The letters “AK” are visible on the jacket collar, and the inscription “OBERLANGEN” appears behind the head. Attached with a pin.
Stalag VI-C Oberlangen was a German prisoner-of-war camp operating during World War II. It was established in 1939 in Lower Saxony, near the border with the Netherlands. Initially, it held mainly Polish soldiers taken prisoner after the September Campaign. In subsequent years, prisoners of war from other Allied countries, including the Soviet Union, France, Belgium, and Yugoslavia, were also sent there. Living conditions in the camp were extremely harsh, particularly for Soviet prisoners of war, many of whom died from starvation, disease, and brutal treatment. In 1945, approximately 1,700 women—female soldiers of the Home Army—who had been taken prisoner after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising were sent to the camp. Maria Irena Mileska, alias “Jaga,” became the Polish commandant of the camp. It was the only German prisoner-of-war camp for female soldiers. The camp was liberated on April 12, 1945, by General Maczek’s 1st Armored Division.
Dimensions: 21 mm x 28 mm.
Overall condition as shown in the photos.