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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.
Learn how Witold Pilecki, a Polish resistance fighter, infiltrated Auschwitz and smuggled out intelligence about the Nazi atrocities. Discover how he escaped the camp and warned the world of the horrors of Auschwitz.
Jul 26, 2019 · 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 himself arrested by the Germans...
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...
Witold Pilecki – pierwszy z prawej – jako członek drużyny harcerskiej w 1917. W tych okolicznościach wiosną 1918 roku drużyna Pileckiego dokonała napadu na magazyny wojskowe pod Orłem, zaopatrując się w niezbędne mundury i broń celem przebicia się do I Korpusu Polskiego gen. Józefa Dowbor-Muśnickiego.
Dec 11, 2021 · In 1940, a Polish underground operative named Witold Pilecki volunteered to be imprisoned at Auschwitz. His job was to gather intelligence about activities a...
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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.
