Was heading towards the Citadel in Warsaw the other day, when I ran into an outdoor exhibition of old pictures and paintings celebrating the life of Janusz Szuch.
From the context of pictures/paintings, I could guess that Janusz Szuch had to be some kind of 2nd World War hero.
This was confirmed by the written text below which introduced Szuch as a modest hero:
Have just read from several British daily newspapers that he saved many Jews from the Nazis through smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto; played a big role in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising; and, quite a few times, got wounded and miraculously escaped death in wartime Warsaw.
After the War, Szuch went on to live in London; retired in Goodwick near Fishguard (in Pembrokeshire); answered to the name 'Bob'; was mainly known as a quiet man who loved repairing antique clocks; and very rarely spoke about his wartime past in Warsaw.
Sadly, Janusz Szuch passed away after a long battle with leukemia last year.
This is how I came to learn about a Polish wartime hero, Janusz Szuch: through chancing upon these pictures/paintings on my way to the Citadel in Warsaw:
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