Considered the father of Polish boxing, Feliks ‘Papa’ Stamm masterminded the development of the sport in Poland, coaching dozens of Olympic and European Championship medallists whilst, simultaneously, returning pride and hope to a nation under Soviet suppression.
It’s a famous symbol of Warsaw, a statue seen by thousands every day but the story of the woman who provided the mermaid’s face remains little known.
Maczek led a Polish armoured division in the battles of Western Europe but after the war worked as a barman.
Elevated on a pedestal, the entire bronze statue of Józef Piłsudski, costing an estimated EUR 185,000, overlooks the main square in the city of Nowy Sącz.
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