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Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, Hero of Polish World War II Orphans - Neatorama

Embed from Getty ImagesAt the beginning of World War II, the Soviet Union had an agreement with Hitler to split conquered territories in Europe. The Soviets deported up to a half-million people from occupied Poland to labor camps in Siberia. In 1941, the USSR changed sides when Hitler double-crossed them. So what would they do with the Polish exiles now? Men were recruited for a Polish military unit, and tens of thousands of women and children were evacuated to Iran. From there, no one seemed wi