"“They call us knights-errant. But we are not wandering aimlessly, we have a destination.”
This timeline summarises the intertwined stories of events on the world stage and the Cyprian Norwid Polish high school.
The special relationship between France and Poland. Invasion and declaration of war. Battle of France and the armistice. Creation of the high school by a government in exile. First baccalaureates. Invasion of the unoccupied zone. First deportations. The rise of the resistance. Fighting in the Vercors and elsewhere. The victims. Allied victory. The last baccalaureate. The dispersal of the Villardians. The first alumni reunion, their first association, remembrance today.
25, 26 and 27 June
First gathering of former students and teachers in Villard. A street is named "Rue du Lycée polonais Cyprian Norwid 1940-1946". A commemorative plaque was placed on the wall of the Hôtel du Parc et du Château. Every year since then, the Polish Villardians have met in Villard for their association's general meeting.
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