Efforts in the Polish region of Silesia to honor Ernest Wilimowski, a local star who played for the national teams of both Poland and Nazi Germany, are raising tricky questions about national loyalty and betrayal.
Author: ANDREW HIGGINS
Hero or Traitor? Ernest Wilimowski, a Long-Dead Soccer Star, Is Revived, and Reviled.
Efforts in the Polish region of Silesia to honor Ernest Wilimowski, a local star who played for the national teams of both Poland and Nazi Germany, are raising tricky questions about national loyalty and betrayal.
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