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May 13, 2017 · The stone-and-metal memorial for Capt. Witold Pilecki is located near the place where in September 1940 the clandestine army fighter let himself be caught by the occupying Nazi Germans. It...
On 25 January 2022, on behalf of the President of the IPN Karol Nawrocki, Ph.D., the Director of the IPN’s Office for Commemorating the Struggle and Martyrdom, Adam Siwek, unveiled a monument commemorating one of the six bravest soldiers of the European resistance movement during World War II. The monument — financed in large by the IPN is ...
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May 14, 2017 · A monument to a non-Jewish Polish resistance fighter Capt. Witold Pilecki was unveiled in Warsaw. The monument to the man who during World War II allowed himself to be captured and sent to the...
Since 2020, the Institute of National Remembrance has been carrying out “The candles of memory of Captain Witold Pilecki" project, during which the representatives of the IPN pay tribute to him in over 30 cities and towns. The IPN has been involved in cooperation with Hungarian institutions in many fields. The Institute's achievements include ...
Witold Pilecki (13 May 1901 – 25 May 1948; Polish: [ˈvitɔlt piˈlɛt͡skʲi] ⓘ; codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafiński, Druh, Witold [1]) was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader . As a youth, Pilecki joined Polish underground scouting; in the aftermath of World War I, he joined the ...
Yet his incredible story and the extent of his sacrifice remained buried for over 40 years after his execution. Pilecki is the only inmate known to be voluntarily imprisoned at Auschwitz, the notorious concentration and death camp. After his escape, he wrote a 100-page report on camp life.
