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Grandmother
Sofka was abandoned by her mother. She was raised by her very strict grandmother. -
Born
Sofka was born in St Peters-burg. Both her father, Prince Peter Polgorouky, her mother, and Sophy Brobrinska were all members of leading the Russian nobility. -
College
Sofka attended the Queen's College in London. -
Marco Polo
The " Marco Polo Bridge Incident " happened, which led to the ever so lasting war between Japan and China. -
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World War 2
During World War 2, Sofka was interned by the Nazis. Sofka worked for the French Resistance also. -
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Internment Camp
Sofka spent World War 2 in a Nazi internment camp before she became a prominent Chelsea Communist. -
Escaping
While Sofka was in the camp, she helped dozens of prisoners escape, also smuggled secret messages from the people inside the camp to their family's on the outside. She sent the messages in toothpaste tubes and fruit boxes. -
Attack
Hitler attacks Russia using Operation Barbarossa. -
Pearl Harbor
The day Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. -
Declare War
U.S. and Britain declare was on Japan. -
The Husband
Sofka was told by camp authorities that Grey ( husband ) was killed in combat. She was deeply upset, she wanted to die. She then decided to start helping other people. -
Trying to Help the Pole
During World War 2, Sofka was sent back to England after saying no to the earlier opportunities to try to continue to help the poles. -
Going Back to the Camp
When Germans were checking passports of the Jews that Sofka helped escape, the Germans came to the conclusion that the paper work was fake. They were at risk of being sent back to the camp. -
D-Day
The day the United States invaded Normandy. -
'Someone Else.'
After Sofka saved many Jews from the camp, she then tried to help them become 'someone else'. -
Madeleine & Sofka
Madeleine and Sofka used contacts to the resistance movement to organize getting many children out of the Nazi Internment camp. -
French Army
When the French Army got defeated, Sofka was arrested by the Germans. Sofka then was put into a prison camp. -
Fake Documents
Sofka and Madeleine White helped pass out fake documents to over one hundred Jews. Having the fake documents helped them stay out of the concentrations camps. -
The Infant
All of the people Sofka helped ended up getting deported to concentration camps. Sofka did manage to save only one infant. -
Righteous
Sofka was elected Righteous Among the Nations for her bravery.
