What role did the Maharaja of Nawanagar play during the Second World War?

Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, the Maharaja of Nawanagar (present-day Jamnagar), rescued around 1,000 Polish orphans between 1942 and 1946 during the Second World War. He mobilised the Red Cross and other organisations, providing the children with safety, food, and care. He also welcomed several thousand Polish refugees. His humanitarian service was recognised with a monument called 'Good Maharaja Square' in Warsaw.