Black and white photo of people on a podium with crowds in the background, where everyone makes a Nazi salute but a single woman on 2nd or 3rd podium place

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   #Poland Olympian Maria Kwaśniewska refused to give the Nazi salute while receiving a medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. When Hitler referred to her as a “little Polish woman,” she retorted that she was taller than him. To save face, Hitler reworded it to “little Poland.” Later, Kwaśniewska used a photo of herself with Hitler to bypass guards at the Pruszków concentration camp, allowing her to rescue several prisoners. She passed away on this day in 2007.