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Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (b. July 3, 1896) was an Austrian-Polish actor who after the German Invasion of Poland decided to co-operate with the Nazis.
He died on March 7, 1941 in Warsaw, killed by members of the Polish resistance movement.
It is not known why Sym, born in Innsbruck, Austria, settled in Poland and when it happened. During World War One he served in the Austrian Army, becoming a lieutenant. After the war, he served in the Polish infantry until 1921, then took up the job of a civil servant.
Sym’s movie debut took place in 1925, in a film “Vampires of Warsaw” (no copy of it has been saved). A handsome and athletic man, he usually played classy gentlemen, aristocrats and army officers. In 1927 he left for Vienna, where he signed a contract with a movie producer "Sascha–Filmstudios AG". In late 1920s Sym worked mainly in Austria and Germany, appearing with such actresses as Marlene Dietrich and Lilian Harvey.
At the beginning of the 1930s Sym returned to Poland and settled in Warsaw. Unexpectedly, he gave up most of movie theater productions, concentrating activities on stages of Warsaw’s theatres. He would play in entertaining performances, singing, dancing and accompanying himself by playing the singing saw.
After September 1, 1939 (see: German Invasion of Poland), Sym stayed in Warsaw. Known before the war for his pro-German stance, the actor signed the Volksliste, as a Volksdeutscher. Due to his widespread fame, the Germans regarded him a crucial element of legitimization of the new authorities. So, the propaganda department (Propaganda–Abteilung) of the General Government gave him the post of the director of German “Theater der Stadt Warschau” (former Teatr Polski, located in Warsaw at 2 Karasia Street). Also, Sym was the director of the “Nur Fur Deutsche” (“Only for Germans”) cinema “Palladium”, and owner of “Teatr Komedia” at 14 Kredytowa Street.
Some time in late 1939, Sym became a Gestapo agent. Also, according to the preserved documents, the actor had been cooperating with Berlin before September 1, 1939. At the beginning of the war he helped to organize a trap, in which Hanna "Hanka" Ordonówna was caught (Ordonówna had been Sym’s pre-war partner on the screen and his friend from Warsaw’s theaters). Polish resistance quickly found out about this, and a group of agents, led by “Teatr Komedia” actor Roman Niewiarowicz, started to trace his activities.
On October 10, 1941 in Berlin’s “Ufa-Palast” theater, a premiere of the movie Heimkehr took place. The movie, a classic example of Nazi propaganda, told the story about pre-1939 German minority in Polish Volhynia. The Germans, presented as noble, peace-loving people, were brutally persecuted by vicious Poles. In the final scene, Polish soldiers lead arrested Germans to an execution, however German airplanes and tanks appear, saving the whole community.
Igo Sym did not play in this film, but he actively cooperated in the production, finding Polish actors willing to take part. Several actors refused, including Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski. Finally, he found some individuals, who were accepted by director Gustav Ucicky. After the war, these actors were punished for cooperating with the occupiers.
In early 1941, the headquarters of the underground Polish resistance group Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej (ZWZ) decided to liquidate the collaborator. Sym’s behavior was loudly trumpeted by the Nazis, and his assassination would show the Poles that the underground movement was active, always ready to punish all traitors. At first, the ZWZ planned to poison the actor, but later decided to shoot him instead.
When Roman Niewiarowicz informed the ZWZ that Sym would leave for Vienna on March 8, 1941, the resistance decided to kill the collaborator before that date. To carry out the assassination, the ZWZ selected the commando group “ZOM” of the Intelligence Department of the Warsaw-City District, led by Bohdan Rogolinski, aka “Szary”.
At 7:10 a.m. on March 7, 1941, two Polish agents knocked at the door of Sym’s apartment, located on the 4th floor in the condominium at 10 Mazowiecka Street in Warsaw. The agents – Rogolinski and Roman Rozmilowski (aka “Srebrny”) – told Sym that they were mailmen, carrying a dispatch. Both were covered by Wiktor Klimaszewski aka “Maly”. Upon opening the door, the actor was asked to confirm his name, which he did. One of the agents shot Sym with a Vis pistol. Sym, struck in the heart, died on the spot.
On the same day, German loudspeakers on the streets announced that hostages had been taken as revenge for Sym’s death. Then, posters signed by a Dr. Ludwig Fischer appeared on the walls stating that more hostages would be taken and curfew would be enforced from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Fischer threatened to shoot all hostages unless those responsible for assassination were found. All theatres were closed, and about 120 people were arrested, including teachers, physicians, lawyers and actors. The population of Warsaw was given three days to find Sym's murderers.
As nobody was found, on March 11 in Palmiry, 21 hostages were executed. Several actors were also arrested and sent to Auschwitz, among them such notable figures as directors Stefan Jaracz and Leon Schiller.
Filmography:
1. Zona i nie zona (1941) .... Duval
2. Zlota maska (1940) .... Architect Raszewski
3. Serenade (1937) .... Ferdinand 1st Violin
4. Dyplomatyczna zona (1937) .... Tenor
5. Milosc maturzystki (1935) .... Music Teacher
6. Przebudzenie (1934) .... Music Teacher
... aka Awakening (literal English title)
7. Szpieg w masce (1933) .... Head of Intelligence
... aka Spy (USA)
8. Palac na kólkach (1932) .... Eugeniusz Rancewicz, manager
9. Auto und kein Geld, Ein (1932)
... aka An Auto and No Money (USA)
10. Ich heirate meinen Mann (1931) .... Willy Carter
11. Lied der Nationen, Das (1931)
... aka Du bist meine ganze Welt (Germany)
... aka The Song of the Nations (International: English title)
12. Moritz macht sein Glück (1931) .... Freddy Donndorf
... aka Meier und Co.
... aka Morris Makes His Fortune (USA: informal literal English title)
13. Kasernenzauber (1931) .... Leutnant von Rhoden
14. Alte Lied, Das (1930) .... Hans von Langen
... aka Old Song (USA)
... aka Zu jedem kommt einmal die Liebe (Germany)
15. Handsome Gigolo, Poor Gigolo (1930)
16. Wolgamädchen, Das (1930)
17. Nur am Rhein (1930) .... Kapitän Barrymore
18. Wien, du Stadt der Lieder (1930) .... Pepi, Pokornys Sohn
... aka Vienna, City of Song
19. Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer (1930) .... Rainer
20. Erlebnis einer Nacht, Das (1930) .... André Lebrun
21. Recht auf Liebe, Das (1930)
22. Gigolo (1930) .... Rudi von Dokonal
23. Herrin und ihr Knecht, Die (1929) .... Fürst Fergussow
24. Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst (1929)
25. Meine Schwester und ich (1929) .... Dr. Gustav Müller
26. Adieu Mascotte (1929) .... Jean Dardier, author
... aka Modell vom Montparnasse, Das (Germany)
27. Dieb im Schlafcoupée, Der (1929)
... aka Prinzessin auf Urlaub
28. Dame auf der Banknote, Die (1929)
... aka Aus den Geheimakten eines kleinen Justizirrtums (Austria)
29. Spelunke (1929) .... Sträfling
30. Erzherzog Johann (1929) .... Erzherzog Johann
31. Dorine und der Zufall (1928)
32. Spitzenhöschen und Schusterpech (1928)
... aka Veterán votruba (Czechoslovakia)
33. Lampelgasse, Die (1928)
34. Liebe im Mai (1928)
... aka Love in May (International: English title)
35. Café Elektric (1927) .... Max Stöger
... aka Cafe Electric (International: English title)
... aka Wenn ein Weib den Weg verliert
36. Tingel Tangel (1927)
37. Kochanka Szamoty (1927) .... Jerzy Szamota
... aka Szamota's Mistress (USA: informal English title)
38. Pratermizzi (1927) .... Freiherr Christian von B.
39. O czym sie nie mysli (1926) .... Orlicz, composer
40. Wampiry Warszawy. Tajemnica taksówki nr 1051 (1925) .... Tadeusz Wyzewicz, lawyer
... aka Vampires of Warsaw (USA)
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