auschwitzmuseum , 2 months ago

Polish soldier, Witold Pilecki was imprisoned in Auschwitz on 22 September 1940.

Pilecki undertook the mission to infiltrate the camp in order to create a conspiracy network there, organize communications, send reliable data about German crimes in the camp, and possibly prepare the camp's prisoners for a possible fight.

In our podcast, Dr. Adam Cyra, the author of his biography, talks about the life, work, and tragic death of Witold Pilecki: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/auschwitz-memorial/episodes/On-Auschwitz-45-The-story-of-Witold-Pilecki--co-founder-of-resistance-in-Auschwitz-e2itc60