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Secretly Polish: The athlete who terrorized the Nazis and became a Greek hero

Ammar Anwer
 17.10.2026, 09:11
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz arrived in Nazi-occupied Greece aboard the British submarine HMS Thunderbolt in October 1941.Photo: Wikimedia commons.
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz arrived in Nazi-occupied Greece aboard the British submarine HMS Thunderbolt in October 1941.Photo: Wikimedia commons.

A gifted swimmer turned secret agent, Iwanow-Szajnowicz used his extraordinary skills to sabotage Nazi military operations.