Wolności siew. Absolwenci i uczniowie c. i k. Gimnazjum Wyższego w Wadowicach do 1918 r. jako kadra przyszłych sił zbrojnych odrodzonej Rzeczypospolitej
Sowing freedom. Graduates and students of the middle and lower secondary school Higher in Wadowice until 1918 as the staff of the future armed forces the reborn Republic of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article collects and discusses information about students from the Wadowice Junior High School from 1866-1918 who rendered meritorious services to Poland’s regaining independence in 1918 and those who achieved the status of officers of the Polish Army. Th e groups of those who died in World War I and wars from 1918-1921, as well as those who died in the interwar period were regarded separately. A group of professional offi cers and reserve, levee en mass and inactive duty were presented. Statistical calculations indicate that the Wadowice school - through its pupils and several teachers - had a signifi cant contribution to the reconstruction of Polish statehood aft er half a century of captivity. According to the fi ndings of the author of the article, at least 200 pupils of the school, which amounts to 6%, actively participated in the independence struggles in 1914-1918, for which they were distinguished by the Cross or the Medal of Independence, established in the interwar period. From among those fi ghting in the Polish formations in the years 1914-1921, at least 154 were distinguished by military awards, 51 received Virtuti Militari Order and 103 - the Polish Cross of Valor. At least 393 pupils of the school (almost 12%) continued to serve in the interwar period, or belonged to the army reserve, with 382 being officers. In the battles of 1914-1921, 80 wounded students died of injuries and exhaustion.cers of the Polish Army, Junior High School in Wadowice.

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