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The Commemorative Badge of Anti-Aircraft Artillery [Odznaka pamiątkowa artylerii przeciwlotniczej] was a badge of the anti-aircraft artillery units of the Polish Army of the Second Polish Republic.
On 13 August 1932, the Minister of Military Affairs approved the design of the commemorative badge of anti-aircraft artillery and its regulations. The design was identical for all units. Only the numbers of the individual battalions differed.
The one-piece badge, measuring 40 × 80 mm, consisted of an oval shield with two cannon barrels pointing upward, bordered by a half-wreath and topped with an eagle in flight. The number of the battalion or the 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment was placed in the center of the badge.
All soldiers were entitled to the badge after five months at the front or one year of service away from the front. In peacetime, career officers and non-commissioned officers could receive the badge after two years of service in a battalion, and non-career enlisted men after fifteen months of active service. The badge was also awarded to other persons for services to a battalion, formation, or the army.
Translated from the Polish Wikipedia (article), under CC BY-SA 4.0.