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Expert interviews, archival footage and engaging reenactments tell the stories of five of World War II's most colorful heroes.
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Season 1
Bronislaw Hellwig
Bronislaw Hellwig's daughter, Hanna, shares stories about her father's heroic efforts as a skillful combat driver in German-occupied Warsaw.
Jan Zumbach
A rebellious adventurer and highly decorated pilot, Jan Zumbach led the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron in the battle against the Nazis.
ORP Orzel Jan Grudzinski
September 1939: Polish submarine Orzel makes repairs in Estonia, but is impounded. Lieutenant Commander Jan Grudzinski takes command when his commander is taken ill. Grudzinski escapes with crew and boat to join with the British Navy.
Zdzislaw Pacak-Kuzmirski
Józef Beck
The final foreign minister of the Second Republic of Poland, Józef Beck was interned by Romanian authorities in 1939 and died in exile.
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