TIL that boxer Max Schmeling who was branded a pawn of The Third Reich for defeating Joe Louis, actually sheltered Jewish children during Kristallnacht.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Louis_vs._Max_Schmeling?searchToken=73exvnj06zrautq5oixxcsfp4

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/166clnr/til_that_boxer_max_schmeling_who_was_branded_a/