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Remembering Bronisław Czech: The Polish Olympic Skier Sent to a Nazi Death Camp 80 Years Ago

What’s special about June 14?  Well, it’s essentially a day where hell became a real place on earth 80 years ago. That place was called Auschwitz. Because on June 14, 1940, the Germans brought 728 Polish political prisoners to the Auschwitz camp, which was still under construction at the time. Among them was a man named Bronisław Czech. Bronisław Czech is […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | June 26, 2020
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The Man Who Brought the Olympics to Squaw Valley, CA & Escaped the Nazis. Twice…

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Never heard of Jo Marillac?  Not many around here have. He is far and away the most bad-ass man to have ever graced the slopes of Squaw Valley, CA. Here’s why: JO MARILLAC: – One of the best mountaineers in the world in the 1940s & 50s. – Record-setting speed ascents of most challenging peaks in Chamonix as a teenager. […]

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Miles Clark | June 25, 2019
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