# Operation Tempest (1944)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1944-operation-tempest
Location: Poland
Categories: battle

The Home Army began attacking the retreating Germans as the Red Army approached, hoping to establish Polish authority, but its units were often disarmed by the Soviets. Within the broader World War II period: Invaded by Germany and the Soviet Union, Poland suffered brutal occupation and the Holocaust, while its underground state and armed forces fought on every front of the war. At this point in the timeline (1944), the governing authority was Władysław Raczkiewicz (President of Poland (in exile)). President of the internationally recognised Polish government-in-exile in France and London during World War II. Operation Tempest mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Operation Tempest mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [Władysław Raczkiewicz](https://poland-history.com/rulers/wladyslaw-raczkiewicz)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Operation Tempest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tempest)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Operation Tempest](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Operation+Tempest)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1939–1945) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945))