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Witold Pilecki (13 May 1901 – 25 May 1948; Polish: [ˈvitɔlt piˈlɛt͡skʲi] ⓘ; codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh, Witold) was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader.
The story of Witold Pilecki lay dormant for decades. It wasn’t until the fall of the communist regime in 1989 that the tale of the man who smuggled himself into Auschwitz became widely known. Today, Pilecki is a venerated figure – a hero of the Polish people.
Jul 26, 2019 · July 26, 2019 12:00 PM EDT. I n the darkest years of the Second World War, Witold Pilecki, a Polish cavalry officer turned resistance fighter, undertook the most audacious of missions: to get...
Jan 26, 2020 · During World War II, Witold Pilecki risked his life to smuggle information about Auschwitz to the Allies. But they ignored his pleas to bomb the concentration camp, which was liberated 75 years...
May 24, 2021 · Witold Pilecki – a Flawless Hero. On the 120th anniversary of Witold Pilecki’s birth and the 73rd anniversary of his martyr’s death, it is vital to recall one of the most heroic and outstanding soldiers of the Polish armed underground resistance movement during World War II.
Witold's Report, also known as Pilecki's Report, is a report about the Auschwitz concentration camp written in 1943 by Witold Pilecki, a Polish military officer and member of the Polish resistance. Pilecki volunteered in 1940 to be imprisoned in Auschwitz to organize a resistance movement and send out information about the camp.
Sep 18, 2010 · It's the story of a Polish army captain named Witold Pilecki. In September 1940, Pilecki didn't know exactly what was going on in Auschwitz, but he knew someone had to find out. He...
Jan 27, 2020 · In fact, Witold Pilecki was a Polish resistance fighter who voluntarily went to Auschwitz to start a resistance, and he sent secret messages to the Allies, becoming the first to sound the...
May 23, 2020 · Like many of the heroes of the Warsaw Uprising, nearly no one in the Anglosphere has ever heard of Witold Pilecki, a deeply Catholic member of the Polish resistance. However, his heroism is inspiring far beyond his actions during the largest single act of Polish resistance to the Nazi regime.
After the collapse of communism, the Supreme Court acquitted Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki of all charges and since then the process of restoring memory of his life and deeds has been in...
