Za naszą i waszą wolność. Bitwa o Monte Cassino z perspektywy polskiej i włoskiej. Per la nostra e la vostra libertà. La battaglia di Montecassino vista da una prospettiva polacca e italiana
For our and your freedom. The Battle of Monte Cassino from the Polish and Italian perspectives. Per la nostra e la vostra libertà. La battaglia di Montecassino vista da una prospettiva polacca e italiana
Contributor(s): Claudio Salmeri (Editor)
Subject(s): History, Military history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Monte Casino; the Battle of Monte Cassino; General Anders; the Polish II Corps in Italy
Summary/Abstract: The collection presents an overview of research into the essence of the Battle of Monte Cassino and the results of the victory of General Anders' soldiers from the point of view of Polish and Italian scientists. Having reached for previously not explored collections and archives, the authors present various aspects of the history of the Polish II Corps in Italy and make an attempt to shed light onto the less-known, complicated fate of this formation, which is so special in the history of Polish arms, as well as of individual soldiers fighting in it.
Series: Historia
- E-ISBN-13: 978-83-226-3158-4
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-226-3157-7
- Page Count: 166
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: Polish, Italian
La difficile campagna d’Italia e il rapporto con il Secondo Corpo polacco. Da Salerno a Cassino, settembre 1943—maggio 1944
La difficile campagna d’Italia e il rapporto con il Secondo Corpo polacco. Da Salerno a Cassino, settembre 1943—maggio 1944
(The difficult Italian campaign and the relationship with the Polish II Corps From Salerno to Cassino, September 1943—May 1944)
- Author(s):Giovanni Cerchia
- Language:Italian
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:19-32
- No. of Pages:14
- Summary/Abstract:The 1943 is for Italy a year of change. In July fascism fell, while on the 8th of September the new government signed an unconditional armistice with the Allies. At the same time, the peninsula lost its political unity and came to be, as it had been before the Risorgimento, a battleground for foreign armies. The Polish II Corps arrived in Italy in the late fall of 1943, showing great solidarity with the civilian population, assuming more and more demanding military duties, often in collaboration with Italian soldiers and partisans.
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L’avanzata alleata lungo la Winterline (novembre 1943—febbraio 1944), prodromo dell’attacco a Cassino
L’avanzata alleata lungo la Winterline (novembre 1943—febbraio 1944), prodromo dell’attacco a Cassino
(The Allied advance along the Winterline (November 1943—February 1944), presage of the attack toward Cassino)
- Author(s):Luciano Bucci
- Language:Italian
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:33-56
- No. of Pages:24
- Summary/Abstract:The Battle of Monte Cassino is regarded as the cruelest and the most importantduring the Second World War, in particular for the history of Southern and Central Italy. TheBattle of Monte Cassino is wrongly considered as an isolated event in time and space. Beforearriving at Cassino, the Allies had to face sacrifices and losses, in some cases even very serious, when they were advancing from the South towards Rome. One of the biggest obstacles was the Bernhardt Line, prior to the Gustav Line, which was renamed Winterline by the Allies. The purpose of this article is to present the sacrifice of young people who contributed to the advance of the Allied forces and to the liberation of Southern and Central Italy before arriving to Cassino.
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Perché ho scritto il libro “Gli eroi di Montecassino”
Perché ho scritto il libro “Gli eroi di Montecassino”
(Why I wrote the book “The heroes of Monte Cassino”)
- Author(s):Luciano Garibaldi
- Language:Italian
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:57-61
- No. of Pages:5
- Summary/Abstract:The conquest of Monte Cassino is one of the most extraordinary military achievements in the history of Poland. The victory cost the Polish soldiers of the general Anders almost a thousand dead and more than three thousand injured. After Monte Cassino, the soldiers of Władysław Anders fought heroically in Abruzzo, Marche and Emilia-Romagna. The most important military achievement was the liberation of Ancona.When the Polish II Corps was dissolved, its soldiers moved first to London, then to variousdestinations around the world. About three thousand young Polish soldiers engaged to Italianwomen and enrolled in various universities in Italy, founding the Polish community in Italy.
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Sulle pubblicazioni del Secondo Corpo polacco, con particolare riguardo alle grammatiche, ai dizionari bilingui italiano-polacco, polacco-italiano e ad alcuni reportage sulla battaglia di Montecassino
Sulle pubblicazioni del Secondo Corpo polacco, con particolare riguardo alle grammatiche, ai dizionari bilingui italiano-polacco, polacco-italiano e ad alcuni reportage sulla battaglia di Montecassino
(On publications of the Polish II Corps, with particular regard to grammar books, to Italian-Polish and Polish-Italian bilingual dictionaries, and to some reportages on the Battle of Monte Cassino)
- Author(s):Luca Palmarini
- Language:Italian
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:63-88
- No. of Pages:26
- Summary/Abstract:The purpose of this research is to highlight the editorial production realizedby the Polish II Corps during its presence in Italy throughout the Second World War. ThePolish II Corps left a number of publications, which were unfortunately forgotten during theCold War, and only recently have become a rediscovered subject for many scholars. The firstpart of the article focuses on the production of grammars and dictionaries, dedicated to Polesin Italy who wanted to learn the basics of the Italian language. Particularly we should notehow the issue of the war and political differences emerge from these works as well. The second part focuses on war reporting, in particular on two works about the Battle of Monte Cassino. These are facts told by people who witnessed the fights on the front line. The contribution of the Polish troops in Italy last not only on the battle fields but also in books.
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Artyści Andersa. Z sowieckich łagrów, przez Monte Cassino, do Rzymu i Londynu
Artyści Andersa. Z sowieckich łagrów, przez Monte Cassino, do Rzymu i Londynu
(Anders’ artists . From the Soviet gulags, through Monte Cassino to Rome and London)
- Author(s):Jan Wiktor Sienkiewicz
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:89-111
- No. of Pages:23
- Summary/Abstract:The purpose of this article is to present the story of a group of soldiers-artists,enrolled in the Polish II Corps, in which they found the conditions for their artistic development, organizing exhibitions, founding groups and associations and even schools of painting and artistic studios.
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„Czy chcecie, by was nadal wodzono za nos?”. Propaganda niemiecka wobec żołnierzy 2. Korpusu Polskiego we Włoszech. Cele — środki — motywy
„Czy chcecie, by was nadal wodzono za nos?”. Propaganda niemiecka wobec żołnierzy
2. Korpusu Polskiego we Włoszech. Cele — środki — motywy
(“Do you want to be still led by the nose?”. German propaganda aimed at the soldiers of the Polish II Corps in Italy. Purposes — means — motives)
- Author(s):Aleksandra Korol-Chudy
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:113-137
- No. of Pages:25
- Summary/Abstract:The German propaganda was often used during the Second World War. Shortlyafter the first soldiers of the Polish II Corps set foot on the Italian soil in December 1943, theNazi Germany prepared a campaign to discourage them from fighting and to persuade themto desert. As part of the “Südstern” — “Star of the South”, carried out in Italy against the Allied forces, a German-controlled radio station “Wanda” was broadcasting in Polish, and propaganda leaflets were massively published and spread, urging the soldiers of the general Władysław Anders to return to their families. The Polish soldiers were encouraged to stop fighting against the Germans which were presented as the wrongly-conceived enemy and proving that the real threat to Poland were the Bolsheviks. The Allies were discredited and accused of treason and fraud. The German propaganda aimed at the soldiers of the Polish II Corps were used until the end of the Italian front.
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Z Górnego Śląska pod Monte Cassino. Wojenna odyseja Ryszarda Szkubacza
Z Górnego Śląska pod Monte Cassino. Wojenna odyseja Ryszarda Szkubacza
(From the Upper Silesia to Monte Cassino. The war odyssey of Ryszard Szkubacz)
- Author(s):Zbigniew Gołasz
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):History
- Page Range:139-163
- No. of Pages:25
- Summary/Abstract:At the end of the World War II, the Polish Armed Forces in the West consisted ofover 200 000 soldiers. The fourth part of them came from Upper Silesia. The purpose of thisarticle is to describe the adventures of Ryszard Szkubacz. He joined the Polish Army in 1939,serving in the 2nd Company of 75th Infantry Regiment. He fought in Upper Silesia, and thenwith his regiment retreated towards East. After the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski, he crossedthe border with Hungary, where he was interned. In April 1940 he escaped from the campand through Yugoslavia and Greece he escaped to Syria, where he joined the Carpathian RifleBrigade. He took part in the African Campaign and then in the battles in Italy. He was killedduring the first attack to Monte Cassino on the 12th May 1944. The article is based on archival sources owned by Ryszard Szkubacz’s family.
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