1967. My Monte Cassino.

Today is the anniversary of the winning conflict of Monte Cassino. Monte Cassino Hill was strategically crucial on the way to Rome. So the Germans built a fortification belt there. Even dense bombings didn't help. Monte Cassino, defended by the Germans did not give up. The conflict for the hill began on 17-01-1944. Monte Cassino won the Polish soldier 18-05-1944. The commander of the 2nd Polish Corps was Gen. Mr Albert Anders (*11-08-1892 †12-05-1970). And the first 1 reached the hill patrol of the 12th Podolski Ulan Regiment, under the command of a lieutenant. CAZIMIER GURBIEL. On the ruins of Monte Cassino monastery the regiment's banner and the white - red flag were seized and played Marian Heital. It was played by a platoon. EMIL CZECH REPUBLIC.

Earlier, the hill tried to capture: Americans, British, Hindus and fresh Zealanders. Overall, the Allies lost about 54,000 people without taking the hill. any 20,000 Poles died. It was then under Monte Casino that the song was created Red poppies on Monte Cassino. It was an unofficial anthem of freedom and independence. It was to be sung at attention. Today, the function of the Polish soldier in the liberation of Europe is heavy underestimated and almost overlooked. Again, Poland had a 4th military force at the end of planet War II. The sworn soldiers under arms were about 1,000,000 (one million)!

Red poppies on Monte Cassino in the times of the Polish People's Republic, she was a forbidden song. In 1967, I was a cadet (listening to the Ensigns' School) of the first year in Oleśnica Sl. in a private degree in a steel aviator uniform. We haven't had any lids as cadets yet. So I looked like a regular soldier. but we utilized to wear shoes. I was on leave in Wrocław. I had time for the train so I stopped for a beer. There were a twelve guys in the beer shop. I took a seat at 1 of the tables and sipping a beer with a cigarette. Suddenly, in these fumes of alcohol and cigaret smoke right behind my back, individual quelled his voice. Hail Husaria. Hail repeated respective suppressed voices. individual shyly infused the verse Red poppies. Most picked up the words and the melody. I told the singers. erstwhile I had my beer, I left. If I were in the door, I'd turn around and salute. It's spread out again, but this time more powerful and louder. Hail Husaria. I stopped like hell. I've done the rules in back return And I saluted. And the words of the verse flowed again Red poppies. erstwhile they were done, I left quickly. From a distance, I saw a three-man patrol of soldiers approaching in green uniforms. My heart was squeezed. Wet eyes. It's a Slavic soul.