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 * //Name: Pawel//** Lipinski/ pawel_scholastic@epals.com
 * //Junior High School no. 4//**
 * //Age : 14//**
 * //Poland//**


 * //World War II://**


 * //Poland was the first country seized with world war II. On the first of September in 1939 in the morning it broke out. The third Reich attacked Free City Gdańsk. Historians named it the September Campaign. In spite of alliance with England, France and Romania, Poland was alone. Besides of announcement of World War II by a lot of countries nobody helped us. Poles had to defend on their own. Opponents were very aggressive. In short time the war gripped the whole world. During it there were a lot of battles and the War lasted six years and took millions of people, civilians also. It finished on the second of September in 1945 after the capitulation of the Third Reich.

Now we have a lot of movies and series about the World War II. Everybody knows "Dirty Dozen"or "Tora, tora, tora" but in Poland completely different movies are famous. For example:

- "Four//** **//cuirassiers//** **//and the dog"- the movie shows us a history//** //**of people who take part in World War II. They are the team who drive a tank and fight for their country. They have a favorite- dog Szarik.**//




 * //- "Stake higher than life"- serial shows us history of captain Kloss- Polish officer recruited as a spy because of his resemblance to a German officer . His spy nickname was J-23, sometimes Janek.//**




 * //-"How I Started World War II"- great comedy that every Pole knows. It shows history of some unlucky man- Franek Dolas who wants to take part in World War II with his compatriots. During his travel he has a lot of funny adventures that always finish well. It shows us that even as terrible thing as war could be funny.//**




 * //Unfortunately new War films are not as good as those old ones. Unfortunately, because War films were great part of Polish filmmaking.

WWII in Polish history Is one of the most important things. After it our towns and monuments were destroyed. Our treasures were stolen. Great people lost their lives.//** **//Our country was deteriorated. But now everything is all right and looking backwards is not necessary. The most important is to remember and draw knowledge from it.//**