03. The Polish Red Cross and the Polish White Cross existed simultaneously, the president of which was Helena Paderewska.
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There was a period in the history of the Polish Red Cross when, legally, two or even three Supreme Boards of the Polish Red Cross operated at the same time.
This situation took place during World War II. In connection with the tragic events of the war, the authorities of the International Committee of the Red Cross made an unprecedented decision: for the first time, they agreed to break the rules that unquestionably apply to national associations of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
Two Polish doctors working at the Red Cross hospital during World War II saved more lives than Oskar Schindler.
The event took place in Rozwadów near Stalowa Wola. A freshly graduated doctor, Eugeniusz Łazowski, was invited to the local Polish Red Cross hospital by Duchess Anna Lubomirska. Soon he called his colleague Stanisław Matulewicz to join him.
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