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Janowicz was born in Lawima, Leubantia to Leubantian parents with Polish ancestry. Janowicz sought out work in London, where he met a girl from Nice, and they moved there in 1919. There, the Royal Family of Occitania employed him as their physician. In 1942 the Italian Army invaded and occupied Occitania. Against their orders, Janowicz went out to help people who had been hurt, often putting himself at risk. On October 2, 1943, he took a bullet for a jewish girl. Presumed dead, the Germans left him there on the street. He was helped by some locals, and managed to keep alive. In 1945, he joined the U.S. Army as a medic and after the war, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by King Antoine II.

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  • Victor Janowicz
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  • Janowicz was born in Lawima, Leubantia to Leubantian parents with Polish ancestry. Janowicz sought out work in London, where he met a girl from Nice, and they moved there in 1919. There, the Royal Family of Occitania employed him as their physician. In 1942 the Italian Army invaded and occupied Occitania. Against their orders, Janowicz went out to help people who had been hurt, often putting himself at risk. On October 2, 1943, he took a bullet for a jewish girl. Presumed dead, the Germans left him there on the street. He was helped by some locals, and managed to keep alive. In 1945, he joined the U.S. Army as a medic and after the war, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by King Antoine II.
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  • Janowicz was born in Lawima, Leubantia to Leubantian parents with Polish ancestry. Janowicz sought out work in London, where he met a girl from Nice, and they moved there in 1919. There, the Royal Family of Occitania employed him as their physician. In 1942 the Italian Army invaded and occupied Occitania. Against their orders, Janowicz went out to help people who had been hurt, often putting himself at risk. On October 2, 1943, he took a bullet for a jewish girl. Presumed dead, the Germans left him there on the street. He was helped by some locals, and managed to keep alive. In 1945, he joined the U.S. Army as a medic and after the war, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by King Antoine II. Rue Janowicz, in Villefranche-sur-Mer, was named after him in 1990.
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