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Hrvatski (HR) - Age: 15 - 19
- Hours: 1 - 1
The goals of the lesson
General objectives:
Introducing the students to the history of the 2nd Armored Train Division in Niepołomice.
Acquainting students with the history of Niepołomice after World War I and during World War II.
The student remembers:
The importance of armored trains as an important type of weapon at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Students learns the history of the military unit in Niepołomice in the interwar period and during World War II.
The history of the 2nd Armored Train Squadron in Niepołomice and its combat route at the beginning of World War II:
- The unit was established in 1928 in the Niepołomice military garrison.
- Six armored trains were in service in the squadron: "Śmiały", "Groźny", "Piłsudczyk", "Stefan Czarniecki", "First Marshal", "Bartosz Głowacki".
- During the September campaign, all trains took an active part in the fighting. Unfortunately, changes in the art of war that took place in the interwar period resulted in the tactical and combat importance of armored trains.
The student understands:
- The military significance of Niepołomice after World War I and at the beginning of World War II.
- Reasons for the outbreak of World War II and the German attack on Poland on September 1, 1939.
- Changes that made certain types of weapons unusable, including armored trains.
- The role of the presence of a military garrison in the political, cultural and social life in Niepołomice.
The student is able to:
- search and segregate source material,
- individually or in a group, find mementos and memories of the 2nd Armored Train Division,
- skillfully take part in documenting information about places related to the analyzed subject,
- use the sources and acquired knowledge for independent interpretation of the analyzed phenomena,
- interpret found and known sources.
Work methods and techniques
- The use of modern techniques and multimedia tools: processing of found photos.
- Field work.
- Photos and sketches from the period in question - discussion, recording and analysis.
- Working with source text, reading and analysis.
- Working with the map, multimedia.
- Brainstorm.
- Elements of the debate.
- Elements of the discussion.
Course of lesson
Organizational matters:
- welcome,
- organization of work during the lesson,
- checking the attendance.
Introduction:
- introduction of the subject by the teacher,
- introduction to the topic,
- discussion of the rule and organization of work during the lesson and the method of assessment,
- students recall the causes of the outbreak of World War II and describe military operations,
- students discuss the course and tactics of the September 1939 campaign,
- students remind about the strategic role of Krakow and the surrounding towns,
- students discuss the strategic location of Niepołomice and the presence of the army in the city,
- students use the available sources and iconographic materials to introduce the subject under the guidance of a teacher.
Introduction of new content:
- working with source text, photographic materials, maps, a handbook "Niepolomice military potential of the Niepołomice Garrison"
- history of the 2nd Armored Train Division,
- structure, command and location of the military unit in question,
- combat route of the division,
- balance of the share of armored trains in September campaign.
Use of sources and studies:
- https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Dywizjon_Poci%C4%85g%C3%B3w_Pancernych
- https://forum.odkrywca.pl/topic/723136-poci%C4%85gi-pancerne -cz7
- remains of the 2nd Armored Train Divisionin Niepołomice.
Summary of the lesson and the discussed topics:
- Students are able to reconstruct the events of 1918 - 1945 in Poland. Young people understand the importance of remembering little-known episodes related to the history of the place where they live.
- Students appreciate the importance of historical memory. They also understand the importance of local history for the preservation of collective memory.
- Students' work in class as well as the ability to summarize and evaluate the analyzed content is assessed.