Here we present our school's project files and products:
1. The school presentation:
Our school - Rozogi, Poland.pdf
2. The group presentation:
Interactive English class SP Rozogi kl. VIII.pdf
3. The Second World War II - a short summary:
The Second World War in Poland.pdf
100 Anniversary of Poland regaining its Freedom after 123 years of captivity and partitions between Russia, Germany and Austria. - A video
5. A cookery book of Kurpian - Polish regional dishes. This book is made by the participants of the project.
Kurpian cookery book.pdf
"Red Poppies on Monte Cassino"
During World War II, Poles fought on all fronts of Europe. When Poland was under German and Soviet occupation, Polish soldiers did not give up, but continued to fight alongside the Allies, demonstrating their bravery and effectiveness. They took part in the Battle of Narvik, at Falaise, at Arnhem, defended Tobruk. Polish pilots from Squadrons 303 and 302 were particularly famous in the battle for England, and the soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps, under General Władysław Anders, deserved their merits in the battle for Monte Cassino in Italy.
One of the most fierce battles of World War II was fought over Monte Cassino. The conquest of a hill with a historic monastery from the 6th century opened the way for the Allies to Rome and accelerated the defeat of the Germans on the western front. Before the 2nd Polish Corps under the command of General Władysław Anders appeared here, the Allies launched their first assault in January 1944. The storm with the Poles in the lead role was the fourth attempt of the attack on the hill Monte Cassino. Nearly a thousand Poles died in the fighting, more than three thousand were wounded, and 100 soldiers were considered missing.
In memory of those events, the song "Red poppies on Monte Cassino" was written to commemorate the conquest by Polish troops of the ruins of the Italian monastery, from where the Germans blocked the Allied forces on their way to Rome. It was built a few hours before its capture, on the night of 17 to 18 May 1944, in a nearby military base. The author of the words was Feliks Konarski, and the melody was Alfred Schütz. The "Red Poppies on Monte Cassino" became one of the anthems of independence, which Poles for decades - especially during the Stalinist dictatorship of 1945-1956 - manifested their patriotic subjectivity. It was a piece that listened with due seriousness, interrupting the dances.
"Red poppies on Monte Cassino." – the song
Can you see the rubble on the top?
There your enemy hides like a rat.
You must, you must, you must, you must
Take it for your neck and knock it off the clouds.
And they went crazy, fierce,
And they went to kill and avenge,
And they went as stubborn as ever,
As always, for the honour of fighting.
Red poppies on Monte Cassino
Instead of dew, he drank Polish blood.
A soldier walked on these poppies and died,
But anger was stronger than death.
Years will pass and centuries will pass.
The traces of the old days will remain
And only the poppies on Monte Cassino
They will be redder because the Polish blood will grow.
Lost men fell through the fire,
many of them got hit and fell,
like those Somosierra madmen,
Like the ones from Rokitna years ago.
They collapsed with a mad momentum,
And they did. And the assault was successful.
And the flag was white and red.
They're stuck on the rubble in the clouds,
Red poppies...
Do you see this row of white crosses?
There the Pole was getting married with honour.
Go on, the farther you go, the higher you go,
The more you'll find at your feet.
This land belongs to Poland,
Although Poland is far away from here,
Because freedom is measured by crosses,
The story of this one has a mistake.
The red poppies...
[words: Feliks Konarski (Ref-¬Ren), music: Alfred Schütz, original performance]