Song of soldiers from Westerplatte

All Poles survived the defeat of our troops very hard in 1939 year. Out of support, The heroism of soldiers Germans quickly took the country, The USSR army entered the east. The occupation drama of the nation began.

In September 1939 year with extraordinary perseverance was defended, Despite the huge advantage of the enemy, some places. Westerplatte is the most famous of them, A border sea facility located between Gdynia and Gdańsk, where was the Polish-German border then. 182 Polish soldiers (the guard company commanded by Major H. Sucharski, not a sea battalion, As Gałczyński wrote) It resisted the huge forces of the Germans there (in the number about 3500 people). They gave up after seven days, 7 September, when they lacked ammunition, weapons, water, medicine. Defense of Westerplatte, also thanks to the Gałczyński poem, She became a legend, It was a model for those who are still fighting, upheld the spirit of resistance during the occupation.

Konstanty i. Gałczyński paid tribute to the defenders of the seaside institution, using the writing privilege of having your own vision of historical events (of course, All soldiers did not die there). The song does not talk about the defense itself, He says little about the fight. As if he is mainly interested in this, what happened to the soldiers, who fell in battle. The poet has no doubt: They went to heaven. According to the stylization of the poem, They marched there in a soldier's style, four:

When the days were filled
and it came to die in the summer,
They went straight to heaven
Soldiers from Westerplatte.

(And summer was beautiful this year)

In the clouds he rolled up an even step of the sea battalion. His heroes did not regret the pain, ran, Finally a life devoted to defense of the homeland. They are now rewarding them, march to heavenly glades – Of course it is a metaphor, This poem should not be read literally. Gałczyński plays the song in the form of soldiers, He speaks on behalf of Westerplatte's defenders. That's probably why he speaks so sparingly about the heroism of the sea battalion. In fact, it presents only one picture: soldiers marching in heaven, planning rest after a bloody battle. However, their fight, Despite the death, In a sense, it has not ended yet. They spend warm days on paradise heaths:

But when the cold wind will pursue
and sadness circled the world
In the middle of Warsaw we will flow down,
Soldiers from Westerplatte.

Defenders of the Baltic coast will support the fighting in Warsaw, Their spirit will be present among the ruins of the capital, The memory of them will maintain the hope of victory, It will encourage you to resist the Nazis.

Konstanty i. Gałczyński was a soldier of September 1939 year. Dostał się do niewoli niemieckiej i ponad pięć lat spędził w obozie jenieckim. Song of soldiers from Westerplatte powstała jeszcze w 1939 year, Under the influence of direct experiences, emotion. She became a tribute to all Polish soldiers, The most beautiful monument to these, who gave their lives for their homeland.