But there were those who could not be intimidated. Among the foremost was Msgr. Bela Varga. With the help of a few brave and sympathetic men in the Hungarian Government. he converted his village of Balatonboglar into a massive refugee center. During 1939 and 1940. he played a central role in arranging the evacuation through Italy and Yugoslavia of some 45.000 ablebodied Poles who joined the army of General Anders. The refugee operation he directed even included a special home for Jewish orphans. But this was not all. Monsignor Varga realized that in the struggle against the Nazi evil. humanitarian deeds were not enough.